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A bearded man roped to a ship's mast strains toward the sea while a young oarsman rows with his back turned.

Odysseus and the Sirens

An old man stands calmly at his wooden gate while an older male neighbor leans in with a sympathetic gesture.

The Farmer's Lost Horse

A young woman traveler stands before a seated old man at a fork in the road with signposts.

The Fork in the Road

A grown daughter with a travel bag stands in an open doorway at dusk, meeting her mother's gaze across the threshold.

The Long Way Home

A man searches by feel in a circle of lamplight, while the key actually lies in the dark alley nearby.

The Lost Key

An old guide stands with a young explorer at a cliff edge where the trail ends, lowering his unfolded map.

The Map and the Territory

A weathered traveler tears open his coat, spilling jewels onto a table before stunned Venetian relatives by candlelight.

The Merchant No One Recognized

An old woman by a well offers a clay cup of water to a dusty pilgrim on the road.

The Pilgrim and the Dust

A weary traveler with a worn suitcase stands looking lost on a village lane, an elderly woman watches from a stone wall.

The Returning Traveler

A mountain stream flows down and comes to a stop in a single wet patch of desert sand, wisps of mist rising from the water.

The River's Lesson

A lone man stands barefoot at the ocean's edge at dawn, gazing at the horizon, a small boat on the sand behind him.

The Shore and the Deep

A young woman at a dark stone doorway holds one end of a thread as a young man walks into the passage.

The Thread Through the Labyrinth

An old wanderer leans toward a small child asking him a question, distant mountains and coastline fading behind them.

The Wanderer's Question

An older monk carries a young woman across a fast river toward a sunlit bank.

Two Monks and a River