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Norse

Jörmungandr

the serpent that circles the world

water

The Midgard serpent lies in the deep ocean, so vast it grips its own tail around the whole of the world; to dream of it is to sense the far edge of things quietly holding your life in a ring.

Fragments

Thor once hooked it while fishing and hauled its dripping head from the waves; god and serpent have an appointment that neither will miss.

When at last it lets go of its tail, the story of the world is over; until then, its coil is the only thing keeping the sea inside its shore.

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