"I drew it from the coals and my four fellows gave me a hand, lugging it near the Cyclops as more than natural force nerved them; straight forward they sprinted, lifted it, and rammed it deep in his crater eye, and I leaned on it turning it as a shipwright turns a drill in planking, having men below to swing the two-handled strap that spins it in the groove."

O It shows that the Cyclops is as massive as a ship.
• It shows how skillfully Odysseus blinds the Cyclops.
• It shows that Odysseus used a drill to blind the Cyclops.
• It shows that Odysseus has knowledge of shipbuilding.

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• It shows that Odysseus had help from four of his men.
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