J M

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“The Ferryman” by J M

Submitted to Contest #75

`My name is Charon. You may know me from tales of long ago, in which I am the mythical ferryman of the dead. Newly departed souls step onto my boat, and I guide it across the river Styx, leading them into the kingdom of Hades, god and supreme ruler of the Underworld. `When I was first created, long, long ago, at the convergence of Erebus and Nyx, I was mindless and blank. My thoughts - if they could be called that - had a singular focus. Take their coins and guide the boat across the river. Guide the boat across the river. Boat. River. ...

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