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They say that Cormac set sail in the _Raven_ before noon of the day when he said good-bye to Stangerd. And they say that when he was in the open sea, clearing Grimsey, which is the most northerly of the islands, he saw a sea-beast of grey colour in the sea upon the port bow. He had a spear in his hand, and, as the beast swirled up alongside the ship, he threw the spear and pierced her side. She rolled over, and he saw her dead blue eyes and broad, expressionless face. He said to his brother Thorgils, "That was the face of Thorveig the spae-wife, who set a curse upon me. If she is dead now? What had I best do?"
Thorgils said, "There's no going back now."