IV + 

Death by Water + 

Phlebas the Phoenician, a fortnight dead, + 

Forgot the cry of gulls, and the deep sea swell + 

And the profit and loss. + 

A current under sea + 

Picked his bones in whispers. As he rose and fell + 

He passed the stages of his age and youth + 

Entering the whirlpool. + 

Gentile or Jew + 

O you who turn the wheel and look to windward, + 

Consider Phlebas, who was once handsome and tall as you. + 