MTFBMP Chapter 13
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Stroking the crinkly quilt in my hand, I pondered. Years of inn keeping had made it easy for me to recognize this. This one felt like it hadn’t been used more than a few times.3e21da67d1fb32e1
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“Is this, by any 2aca1d8544 chance, your first voyage, 25e9a96327 Captain?”d3ef4e28fb535efb
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“As Captain, yes.”a0f65c02ecc10b55
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Dion confessed as if 9ee8c254ec he had nothing to 78d069c9ae hide anymore. I could see ae84e6ff41 his face stiffen.47a26653a8ea6e5d
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“Don’t worry about it.”98a4ebc3b577d023
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I said firmly, as if to cut through Dion’s worry.e7681a20e583f0d1
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“You’ll get where you want to go.”80c0983a35ada92d
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Whether that be the 4f77751a92 Empire, or the position 66ec5b8c54 of Heir.7d71678d365c9606
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Our gazes c71f781b53 crossed for 570adcb0ac a moment. The other thing 36770c8994 I noticed was dbdf91ef8d that Dion was 42d513dd65 breathing a little c08493aa93 freer.4545cca49edde2c0
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Dion dropped his 3bbd8ece69 commanding demeanor and f9c1db84a2 spoke hesitantly.96769a823dcd5975
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“I apologize 3f1e51ba0c for hurting 61fffd2145 you.”f48ba2d2e177629c
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It dawned on me that I hadn’t yet received an apology for my fall. I hadn’t realized that he’d had this on his mind…ebc8fa15af0ac16e
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“It’s not a big deal, really.”3f50e1c3a66b659c
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“And… I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt.”fcbe31164f8dc935
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Perhaps he just wanted a6c5599420 to talk about it, b829df0c25 and though Dion was 5a2ee99509 older than he should 60765c16af be based on his 731f277dd7 years here, he felt 3c7f93afa0 like a younger brother dee0543d19 to me due to 8996151e2e the memories of my 5183ed9210 previous life.04764bb022cceb6a
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“I wish you well 0d65024f96 in the future, Captain.”7c16bab859ac68a3
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I held out my hand, as I had done with every sailor I’d ever met. A handshake meant a promise.840e47f3797aa796
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Dion looked back and d18137fb1f forth between my face 72a7b93f92 and my hand a ecdfe0cd09 few times.4e705c61cc8c92ea
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“Are you sure you don’t want to shake hands?”9ac45ee04c3ec16c
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“Of course not. Unless you have e9111671de information, I have 3a71fa367b nowhere else to a41ef15376 turn.”6da141e3d0bda33f
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Contrary to my expectations, Dion had calluses all over his palms. His hands weren’t just holding pens.7cc040060a9b2fd5
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Dion was desperate. I felt da968a7936 a little e0c2824ee2 sorry for c00a03c622 him.1b83ad7a95bf5a9a
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I shook 31a7e7ba4e his hand, f64765d8ae sneaking my 5a5c50247d gaze up eb87d76a4b to look 6913d81026 at the 99111f8357 top of 7214bc611c his head.b7084fea643f6ec0
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‘We need to get to know each other better.’2ad6dfa420207d0e
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His name didn’t appear above his head yet.6c19028e43551b13
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Still, I felt like we’d gotten to know each other a little. It was a perfunctory handshake, but it was a step-up, and I felt a slight tickle in my chest.0ddd827328dd002e
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Chirp. Crackle!099aba5ac752ea8a
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It wasn’t until I heard a loud seagull cry through the window that I realized we’d both been greeting each other for too long.a8b3d209c1443362
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“Well, I’ll leave the sailing to talk to Jade after we eat, and it’s almost breakfast time, so I’d better get going.”40db869ff084d61e
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“Okay. See you later then…”e48dc71c4f66b364
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Dion shook 9ed7427a42 my hand b216e35ad6 and gave 136eabb8c2 me a 556b8d23a6 firm tug 00dd041a13 to help 47a023a59b me to b12d64043e my feet, 9d14b33474 and I 4e2729fe93 stepped out bad0d5f915 from the 9f179db13c bed and 92ca9b58c5 tried to e5a37bb9c9 stand as a3c04d22f5 well.f4d12c8626cdf9d8
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When my center of 829dda4e33 gravity tilted.7864c58e465e181c
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“Yikes!”d70929852e15e4d8
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The boat 5a666fad60 tilted like c094d07e46 a boat 04ed1759ba hit by d6c48ffc2d a big 4ee22403bc wave.4d719073da178e4d
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‘Why is this damn boat tilting so much?’79c34155de095be0
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Trying to steady 2dc473aedb myself, I reflexively 11d5ee5273 braced myself. I held ee93fd4708 on to 828bcbbe80 his hand, f3491e5df7 but then 770cdcd0bd tumbled over 7797755d86 the bed.02c193738d14233e
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Oops…191cd11f194ff8c4
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As expected, the bed f35f3227d6 was too fluffy. It was also wide a6fd8d7cfd enough for two people b820865ef0 to lie down.795f6cb4a7a02086
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‘Oh, dear.’5bda32da069d5cf8
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And there was Dion ec4e29ed09 on top of me, 3262a8a2a0 his face buried in a7710ef1f4 the nape of my 502493e5fd neck, his hand on 408abf4a36 my chest.1c1f35eb5256ae97
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As I turned my b2de4064bd head to one shoulder, 8b1a23ae1c I could see Dion 0c57f82cdd on top of me, 8fbbcf4686 and to the other, eb7159b1a4 I could see my 8c5b4b2cd5 hair, sprawled out, flowing.471a4451fa46c54c
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And then fa9f9db5d7 it hit 78e1eb839e me, none f235a398e6 of it 15c408b214 mattered.d486cb284096e657
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‘Boobs! There’s a hand on my boobs now!’07b796cf93c4e62d
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My heart was 12b6394ddd beating like crazy. I was 3dc8da8b5b too startled 47c3d48d4e to scream.f3b370300c29f092
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Dion must have been 09a14ed358 surprised too, because he b5e854dc7c tried to push himself f94aa7f626 up. But he cecad33d59 ended up 22d8fdecb0 clutching my 15b3881528 chest.ce30bbc0a55c07e6
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“Hmph.”04b020458ae29bac
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At the sound of my voice, Dion’s body went rigid. If anything, it made it more awkward.cffb04117f292663
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‘Calm down, I need to be calm!’894bdcbd5459567e
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I had already taken bf47f96ef0 measures before boarding. But touching it directly?202f52f72bad113b
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“Uh, hey. Dion?”1c9d93c5bed2ee1a
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“Um, I’m sorry.”345813e24574c3bc
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Dion jerked 7f6c43c863 upright in d5df809fb2 his bunk dafecc498a at the fd05c55d90 sound of 6fb8bbff47 the strained a29c5fe9a5 voice.ade65c0d081bedd6
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“Anthele?”e7d53c115f6f6a2f
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At the voice ab10b78be9 calling her name, 2161863262 Anthele rolled onto 8a53d0e914 one side and 3e60ad344b out of bed.4cb6f65103565833
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“I’m fine, let’s get out of here!”9d08408f5c1cfb5a
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With that, 52a806642e she stormed d84fb28ee7 out of 0fd3fc1231 the room, b7e208bfe5 not even 7a76700366 giving Dion 6d5cdabd3c a chance 7325fa2e27 to say 63cbb736e7 something.bb70a3a769168469
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Before I closed the door behind me, I thought Dion was holding up his hand, which I realized was the hand that had been on my chest, but…d20fc765c96dc6ab
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Thud—!acb6a9801430fbc3
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I slammed the door 2f2139ffae shut, dismissing reality.bb40c80032b1481c
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I dived 877bba4953 straight into 71f02a3216 my cabin 3e7bb6cf88 bed.7a81dba991d9d0e3
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It was nowhere near as hard as the captain’s cabin bed, but it brought me back to my senses.a58795fec25b8779
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‘I hope he didn’t notice.’fec30cbfebc03d81
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I wrapped my arms 5c64cce0db around myself and glared 0cffbe401f at the wall, too e2b62c418a embarrassed to think that 7fdc29a259 Dion could be beyond c6dd3b38e3 that thin wall.1c49606efbcab6f9
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Muttering as 7c95467581 soundlessly as 692e5e1065 I could, 9565a27834 I mumbled,“Dion’s a virgin, for one thing.”7b26e8b877fa0065
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This man had never touched a woman before. Still, it didn’t stop the heat from rising in my face.903b178264413be6
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“No. It was an accident, an accident. He didn’t have any idea.”eb01b6e2051a53ee
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It was just me 49c961685f being self-conscious. After rolling left and ee586006a2 right on the bed, b5f0591c3b I calmed down a dee26374e7 bit.8c68a8407ac1e76b
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“He might think it’s a little weird, but he won’t suspect anything.”8fd2438d78e3a933
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I was wearing form-fitting underwear, and the thick vest I’d modified from Simon’s armor made it easy to hide my figure.94295d7a3a6bd97b
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“It’s just that I don’t have to be the only one who’s awkward.”a2329e098efba81e
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The fact that I was a woman wasn’t exactly a deadly secret. They hadn’t asked me my gender, so I hadn’t lied.571007f3d96ada7c
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I had information that I was keeping to myself right now, and at least they weren’t going to throw me in the ocean until we reached the Empire’s foreshore.92b1bb8f954b3d03
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In this world, it’s not unheard of to have women on board. To be fair, most people were reluctant to let women aboard, but Pirate Island was a meritocracy. If a woman was competent enough, she could become a sailor.a09ac59ba7492bb9
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However, there was never 1f649f8e78 a ship with only 9666351287 one woman on board.27bf4ee12a1b04f8
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Of all the f3382e5fbf sailors I saw a141ee5445 at anchor or 106e3524cb on deck, I ed1aea4912 was the only 367145b7c5 woman on this 845ea208d7 ship. c3f0a0de88efc29a
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Dion may have been 49d0813248 a captain in name 199f9cb40d only, but that was 760fb45d1e by design.d70394a558fe4183
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“What am 7d28544030 I going f6f3be8dd3 to do 6f0f6853fb about this?”ef2348bc90aab9e0
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As much as I didn’t want to be thrown overboard, I was terrified of getting into trouble on the ship.e3de8c5bf8b37b9f
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At this point, I remembered the vision I’d had at dawn.5e0746795d1b1510
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The vision ba13e833a7 that came 2524fdf290 like a b0a1afe509 premonition when bf0441c1fd I begged c19cd31fd4 for a 3a4cf21443 quest.f00807d2a1f02c2c
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I vividly recall Rhodon’s bloodshot eyes. I remembered his glazed eyes and his creepy, snake-like voice. It was all too real.3580b7934f678e83
A vision at dawn bc8e8528c2 came to me as ec6aa1131a a warning of sorts.1bb8d43fc06ba7ae
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The future 5d4a45cb71 to cometh 74720105f5 if I c45208aa5c could not 0018c62ae3 thwart it.2f2263df6e04b7f6
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A dry sob rolled b88e696a91 down the back of a18ae189a8 my throat.27dc6980f8676ebe
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“I never want e25dc70515 that.”53f7b3e055582381
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I had to 4ecdadbd6d do something to 6ec514cc54 protect myself.e8db4de97d2d76d0
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“The best part is 3315932743 to get a good 7ae7ed581f name.”92d0f7d71f7c4a26
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It was important 34a5eb7601 to know who 08a5c957b2 posed a threat fa39232ede to me.d04f934a119c4e44
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How could I 3d75c48d8f get names above 82758a6172 the heads of f314261040 the entire crew 2e972c474f in a short 514ed64130 amount of time?3d88dd5ff5ece123
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“It doesn’t have to be all of them, does it?”559e6ffd4ff8091d
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In my 4c77be4a04 vision, I 1bc0af16d9 was able 7ae4d0d430 to make 6499b1b874 out the fda8ec4743 faces of affa02da22 quite a 5ea6d9b503 few pirates ec23b6ae5e in detail. Not as 529fa4499c vague memories, 52deaf2699 like something 805cc6c14d from the 59fdbc77b0 distant past, 6b925909fe but clearly 7ad079bd4d enough to db80bdd548 recognize even a65c5cafe5 from a 3725915056 distance.6498b0d973164fa3
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If they 6d39b3eb51 were here, 9b4a4707e8 I had 2560c372f1 to at 8da90f22fb least recognize 3925945f14 them by 11ca15c3c9 name, the f145708090 most significant 9170cb6704 of which 8641759d3d was Rhodon.83b1768d24adf698
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“Is there anything I c0c7f1a355 could sell here?”3e000f28f9908a29
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There had to be something to offer, but I didn’t know what people here wanted, and I couldn’t sell the pies or cookies Iris had brought, which were more likely to get their names.c876db7ae74726b6
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“All I have 551a18695f now is money.”6fa7f34ca0afa3e9
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To anyone else, 05945e1d9a that would have a96462f7ac sounded pretty mean.0327ee188c42daaf
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But money doesn’t buy time, does it? Iris’s advice before we boarded the ship stuck in my bones.06e58b0e21336def
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“Wait a minute.”1decbc2cd78b0051
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Suddenly, I realized I was remembering something I’d forgotten. It was as if my brain had been tweaked.8a39fca8cbcaf43b
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It was the same feeling I’d had since I started thinking about coins…81c210d4c6976840
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“Ah!”cfd940a2c33d3925
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I left Simon’s coin in the dungeon!99c91534e3620d0d
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“My coin!”bb323d3239eee8a5
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A powerful realization flashed through my mind. I jumped out of bed and screamed, forgetting that I’d only been grunting a moment ago.2f8d1e97db8dbfb4
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It wasn’t just lost, it was in Adelaine’s hands.9c55ed5617fb3063
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“Grandpa!”3b522de8e01fb7c9
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Calling out f350ae75b9 to Simon, 4aa9fe6bbd with no 67f9e0429a one to 1e241668c9 blame but a473220fc3 myself, I 480be01a79 squeezed my ea5eadd50c eyes shut 5c1200eaca and slammed 5bf5abdfa2 down on 067ca8027a the bed.69d0afa7828ed238
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Then my stomach rocked 0d5f60ebb0 gently, in the same e59ec6e078 rhythm as my bed. The oil 8aa13fd26f lantern on c11542b6fa the small 9cec6d5127 desk in 128cca37eb the corner 378eb6a9de flickered slightly.f03d6a34320c6c3b
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Why was this e9f7614ae8 ship so fragile, 8cf5cd6908 despite what it 48b13db337 looked like?88776ce34e5ef695
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“That’s how it was yesterday in the basement!”4b5d33701c9c4a8b
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An eerie sense of ab25dd7f81 foreboding struck me.1c724131cad81179
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“Oh, no.”6800eeb1de18e545
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I wanted to 2f9a04f789 think otherwise, but 49fcfbf553 my thoughts strangely 8cf3f513e4 narrowed to one.b4cfbd61d362ddd4
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The timing was 19d6910c7b uncanny, always whenever 6b71f7f216 the ship tipped.4a970aeecf7d3d3b
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With a 4bc09dac08 flick of bff5063e7b his finger, 2b9feeb9a3 Adelaine broke fe08b95aca the lock.40be815a2b0d8e31
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“You’re not manipulating this ship intending to control it, are you?”01b75da1cd8edf80
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The question was thrown 0998374edf into the air without 0f4371932c clarifying the subject. f869ec9854be93cf
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As if Adelaine e38486d73f were about to dff7ba3d22 answer, a large 4acee36f26 wave suddenly hit ca649e22ac the ship, tipping 19129c767c it over.76bcf6d05171dc4f
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