The Odyssey · Nobody and the Giant · 3 Hour Sleep Story

Welcome to The Sleeping Almanac. Tonight the ships come to the island of the one eyed giant, and a clever captain saves his men with a cup of dark wine and a single word for a name. This is the tale of the Cyclops told gently for sleep, the guest law and the giant who broke it, the name that was No One, and the quiet escape under the warm wool of the rams at morning. Calm enough to drift to and rich enough to stay awake for if you choose.

Close your eyes. Let the fire on the beach burn low. There is nothing to do now but listen and rest.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Welcome and the Singer at the Fire
4:43 Chapter One: The First Shore
11:38 Chapter Two: The Priest's Wine
15:40 Chapter Three: Nine Days of the Wrong Wind
20:24 Chapter Four: The Honey Sweet Country
26:21 Chapter Five: The Island of the Shepherd Giants
37:22 Chapter Six: The Question of the Guest Law
46:51 Chapter Seven: The Host Who Ate the Guest Law
53:37 Chapter Eight: The Name That Was No One
1:02:55 Chapter Nine: The Price of the Door
1:08:45 Chapter Ten: Under the Rams at Morning
1:18:46 Chapter Eleven: The Shout Across the Water
1:29:19 Chapter Twelve: Goodnight and the Wake in the Dark Water

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