15/02/2026 03:08

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The galleon was already a cable's length away across the blue swell,the sounds of the fighting growing faint on the wind. Then come and fetch thebrat. He went on sorting through the other documents. He poured a mug of French brandy from the captain's stores and seatedhimself at the desk while he ran through the ship's books anddocuments.

He felt sadyet strangely elated. All of us who sail in the guerre de course arealways at risk. Then he hurled the keg out over the hillside. In a fluid motion Hal drew and loosed.