The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Why are the bodies of the sailors not decaying?

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The sailors bodies miraculously did not rot, and their eyes continued to curse the mariner for seven days and seven nights. We can infer the bodies were preserved because of the curse itself.

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