Which passage from The Epic of Gilgamesh best supports the inference that Utnapishtim is relieved to be alive once the storm has passed?
The Epic of Gilgamesh
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I brought out a swallow and let her go free. The swallow flew away and [then] came back; Because she had no place to alight on she came back.
When I saw it terror possessed me, I went into the ship and shut my door.
I opened the air-hole and the light fell upon my face, I bowed myself, I sat down, I cried, My tears poured down over my cheeks.
Swiftly it mounted up … [the water] reached to the mountains.
[The water] attacked the people like a battle.
I opened the air-hole and the light fell upon my face, I bowed myself, I sat down, I cried, My tears poured down over my cheeks.
The passage that best supports the inference that Utnapishtim is relieved to be alive once the storm has passed is:
"I opened the air-hole and the light fell upon my face, I bowed myself, I sat down, I cried, My tears poured down over my cheeks."
This passage suggests that Utnapishtim is overcome with emotion upon seeing the light and feeling the storm subside. His tears pouring down over his cheeks indicate a sense of relief and gratitude for surviving the catastrophic flood.