Hector is seriously wounded by Ajax's rock, which hit him in the chest
You are HECTOR. You spin round and crash to the dust. Your friends manage to get you away to a quiet spot near the river Xanthus. You come round, vomit blood, and faint again. Meanwhile the general mêlée continues, with both sides inflicting horrific casualties.

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