Medea
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:05:06
What a beautiful sky!
:05:09
Close...
:05:12
Happy...
:05:15
Don't you think
that just a little piece is natural?

:05:18
That it could be possessed by a god?
:05:22
The sea too.
:05:25
On this day, when you're 13
and fish with your feet in the water.

:05:30
Look behind you, what do you see?
:05:34
Anything natural?
:05:38
What you see is an apparition.
:05:42
With clouds reflected
in the still, heavy water

:05:47
at three in the afternoon.
:05:49
Look at that black streak on the sea,
:05:52
shining and pink like oil.
:05:55
The shadows of the trees
and the reeds.

:05:59
A god is hidden everywhere you look.
:06:03
If he isn't, he's left traces
of his scared presence:

:06:07
the silence, the smell of grass,
the chill of fresh water.

:06:13
Yes, everything's sacred.
:06:16
But sanctity is also a curse.
:06:21
Whilst the gods love, they also hate.
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Maybe you think that besides
being a liar, I'm also too poetic.

:06:49
But for ancient man, myths and rituals
are concrete experiences,

:06:53
which are even included
in his daily existence.

:06:58
For him, reality
is a totally perfect unit,


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