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.0fed68440576f192

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“Is this, 43b0e28df6 by any a062ac620f chance, your ddb1d5b08f first voyage, 0d5c551275 Captain?”4d6a58a9b735b961

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“As Captain, yes.”6980a6c2dfa6f942

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Dion confessed as if 90551e595c he had nothing to 87399ec4c0 hide anymore. I could see c3df9983fc his face stiffen.84ef108c31e40fb4

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“Don’t worry about it.”94ee1956495c9c04

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I said firmly, as if to cut through Dion’s worry.540a867b7a2d852a

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“You’ll get where you want to go.”4a6b39f752c43fb3

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Whether that be the b8843e0d26 Empire, or the position 3bba66dc1a of Heir.64680f33b1ef1c4f

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Our gazes crossed for 5113eed094 a moment. The other thing I 97f7fa7e04 noticed was that Dion ec26b286c6 was breathing a little bf87238861 freer.978736e7418e607a

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Dion dropped his commanding ba0a5cd5bd demeanor and spoke hesitantly.d9774f9b0f229f08

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“I apologize 929fbd413a for hurting d049489a0c you.”59e94a4512a3840b

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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…bb7db0eb8c6be67c

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“It’s not a big deal, really.”feccb49bb60b4152

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“And… I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt.”d77758a74b7fe168

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Perhaps he just 2cc91fbd08 wanted to talk 26e8efe855 about it, and 0692976427 though Dion was 3cb99a4122 older than he 67acae0f14 should be based fc1d3c3d8d on his years c6b815eafc here, he felt e2c38c53b8 like a younger 9eba174da3 brother to me 4371574a1b due to the f1adfb09b8 memories of my 50b70b590a previous life.fda1b8c566886a87

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“I wish you well 864f87ad86 in the future, Captain.”961a6245747bc62f

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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.3397ee5298115814

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Dion looked back and 10445261b1 forth between my face 85b07cfb2d and my hand a 7c898c0961 few times.af13b0549724a0e4

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“Are you sure you don’t want to shake hands?”6c3abe57843d25b0

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“Of course not. Unless you d29f304afa have information, 68e4353bfc I have bb3d78d3b2 nowhere else b56bd64312 to turn.”3ca73cf114234549

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Contrary to my expectations, Dion had calluses all over his palms. His hands weren’t just holding pens.a5e837ef48c2f16f

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Dion was desperate. I felt 66516912d2 a little d9d16ac9c3 sorry for 5857c5171d him.f1dc311a179fb0a7

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I shook ab21d92f27 his hand, d2a322429c sneaking my f78234be98 gaze up 1beac293bf to look 1a2f18c542 at the 0fc156cf68 top of 4bc677c82e his head.59b3780a2a4f6128

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‘We need to get to know each other better.’f07ea87e8072ea0d

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His name didn’t appear above his head yet.874551da89538cbc

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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.c4728ccc01f79b73

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Chirp. Crackle!459067291e1cfd94

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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.51b36280b6a8255c

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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.”c19bf288a16414ba

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“Okay. See you later then…”0446769f5d4fa619

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Dion shook my hand 4cb0531c02 and gave me a 6f0380faec firm tug to help c882fbc6d1 me to my feet, 2c2931fb34 and I stepped out 1f62880471 from the bed and c273ee6e4b tried to stand as ba8a9d05b5 well.f7adf289edf77722

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When my c7b37b76c5 center of 45979946e1 gravity tilted.5c50f8fdf62dd649

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“Yikes!”adbeedc56eabee90

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The boat tilted 16b0fe95ce like a boat 70e602d2c8 hit by a 39dc826936 big wave.d50f909203847a95

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‘Why is this damn boat tilting so much?’fb2f913bb2798871

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Trying to 691e15dd5a steady myself, 55e3bf7416 I reflexively 5b8b9f918e braced myself. I held on to 5d298d278b his hand, but then 9e304ac623 tumbled over the bed.36fec7f1f77ce822

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Oops…248593faa5021039

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As expected, the bed e8c033eb06 was too fluffy. It was also f2a25bc84f wide enough for 29c9f603c6 two people to 9fd4ed1efd lie down.6146f4b9fff69e06

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‘Oh, dear.’245df22fd3b7de63

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And there was Dion d370405cc6 on top of me, 08647eef7f his face buried in af1b0656e5 the nape of my fec942d791 neck, his hand on d7deb56e1a my chest.a1a79fbba8f5e414

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As I turned c668dc0b79 my head to 5d0ffc5dcd one shoulder, I e1b3a75873 could see Dion f9c5ff4c03 on top of d65e1a4397 me, and to 823f889375 the other, I 83875c9c2c could see my cf14886047 hair, sprawled out, 5c50ade90e flowing.8907c1ea3f0b78ec

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And then it 7e5eddd69f hit me, none 3b597cf6f5 of it mattered.bab17318222b9a95

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‘Boobs! There’s a hand on my boobs now!’a1ef652208eca0d2

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My heart was beating 62b3e816b7 like crazy. I was a49615d23b too startled 41ab4d9984 to scream.79d687942b971c90

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Dion must have a0c4b407e9 been surprised too, 5f536fd478 because he tried 9c68fcffa5 to push himself c8a58a11c0 up. But he ended up 650de97735 clutching my chest.e6634d790d2de933

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“Hmph.”9119ee787bbadb1d

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At the sound of my voice, Dion’s body went rigid. If anything, it made it more awkward.8139e6d15acede10

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‘Calm down, I need to be calm!’3b8ab3eb3f4422ff

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I had 64484bfffd already taken 6d8dfa5ba3 measures before f2a872caf2 boarding. But touching it c38acb7492 directly?e4e0ee5839b5f0cd

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“Uh, hey. Dion?”de9cde1a4f6be091

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“Um, I’m sorry.”226d30d20d7d0230

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Dion jerked upright in 3bd433bd1b his bunk at the 9f451afdc4 sound of the strained 935c2e4ade voice.47ce9615c094d852

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“Anthele?”cd63cead77fd6f79

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At the voice 5fdde9910e calling her name, 9d5361afa0 Anthele rolled onto 94114d7daf one side and 4ffd989b21 out of bed.4157ab537ca1a792

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“I’m fine, let’s get out of here!”52582322936f8892

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With that, c0c5493292 she stormed 9d5dfec156 out of 2fdf403cb1 the room, fb1300a987 not even d73017ec05 giving Dion 08d402cf73 a chance 5e3c166d0a to say 369834d42f something.bc4b64305a53bc77

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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…06685eb5ee5fb59a

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Thud—!69164145a0d1ffae

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I slammed the 672a0f3760 door shut, dismissing 8b3e148719 reality.7b9f68352a918e86

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I dived straight 2c640b1f41 into my cabin bdeea16bf9 bed.d0613305bffbd555

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It was nowhere near as hard as the captain’s cabin bed, but it brought me back to my senses.c2cd5e8be3e7c10c

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‘I hope he didn’t notice.’8b7c377e9c29fd33

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I wrapped my arms 9e4fca4251 around myself and glared f5c52eefaa at the wall, too 1d6ca96407 embarrassed to think that a516f1f947 Dion could be beyond 75a18caeb3 that thin wall.a019bc1241a94293

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Muttering as soundlessly db5a4b8f5e as I could, cabd547555 I mumbled,“Dion’s a virgin, for one thing.”e7be1342309c1434

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This man had never touched a woman before. Still, it didn’t stop the heat from rising in my face.2053a823f562a9ad

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“No. It was an accident, an accident. He didn’t have any idea.”c890f7238d8f4e2e

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It was just 374826d849 me being self-conscious. After rolling ddd4a754d9 left and cc63d609ec right on 9dc96647ec the bed, 27c8558fcd I calmed 8859cc3073 down a abfb422a1b bit.1456a3ab60f0fe97

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“He might think it’s a little weird, but he won’t suspect anything.”48f34991f259a06e

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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.2de81bc8aca8d2b0

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“It’s just that I don’t have to be the only one who’s awkward.”62a281406e90888d

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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.88228d3dd224c1bc

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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.57fdf9880172d083

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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.221b38d7d034e8cb

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However, there was never 6adcc8d59c a ship with only c5abee1415 one woman on board.07d64ba442a8db6e

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Of all the sailors 56dae200a9 I saw at anchor 4c96491cc2 or on deck, I 362f3edc5f was the only woman 86e668432f on this ship. 5da7235e41dffee0

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Dion may 39538dc45d have been 3bcba52a48 a captain 3f0e48d900 in name 425c3eede7 only, but 7a9d8db100 that was 43e20bec27 by design.d72b85a961de438e

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“What am 73590b7ab8 I going 8a82d9847f to do 8add8ac4b4 about this?”36f153bd69517b48

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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.ffffc64882b7b144

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At this point, I remembered the vision I’d had at dawn.21172e2299eb599d

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The vision 366b3d73ca that came 6de79a742e like a 8425016d9f premonition when eccabc14b9 I begged 10b2f5f1ff for a 722d2b111c quest.ccf1610b2d24b2f0

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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.66e1120b4f39c77d

A vision at dawn 92c9035a6a came to me as 2831a29245 a warning of sorts.1c1432f41846392c

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The future a8e1d0258c to cometh 4ab66ad4ba if I f88b00ee62 could not 516b48cecd thwart it.901ad13619e1bd1b

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A dry e91bdd465d sob rolled 2570715720 down the dc7c153afe back of 06ae1e5fb8 my throat.28abfa6faddf7b3f

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“I never bf3d75e18c want that.”6953872c075c3f8a

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I had to do d9b2842b48 something to protect myself.7bb8cc83c8012df3

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“The best a618737787 part is 12af56a71d to get fba1e38ab7 a good 9d8db7b9ff name.”c287942fdbb18425

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It was important to 24158b5097 know who posed a 8ddc2415ae threat to me.d6a56e35c09f9b83

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How could I dfbb59e6d0 get names above 072258ad1a the heads of 69a437228a the entire crew 82bf83797b in a short 70368fd7bd amount of time?de443c29c7446a4c

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“It doesn’t have to be all of them, does it?”6ef86d19d10bb0e6

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In my vision, 9d3b401e15 I was able 10690b64d1 to make out fa37b520c8 the faces of 18020be97b quite a few 21184c1b05 pirates in detail. Not as c56d0467ed vague memories, 85c7e31ce6 like something 6e0c2ec227 from the 2a9079cf35 distant past, 637812e90a but clearly e308a69b3d enough to f563b16c75 recognize even f9e23699de from a 293bba666f distance.ad08e7e5c167da16

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If they 7f40682baf were here, ac183af632 I had 269346e7cd to at 14963944d0 least recognize 0aade557e8 them by a752afd561 name, the e30bd734b4 most significant a6950baf07 of which 56501fb42c was Rhodon.8b7074fcdaa76cc0

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“Is there anything I fa2c66d08f could sell here?”32ec31da14e2c917

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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.abd1f62bc679a3dc

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“All I have b71def150a now is money.”d2926294f1e85215

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To anyone 6d79a8471e else, that 6c82b53256 would have e2832aa3ce sounded pretty 4d5b9e066b mean.71ffede5d0353ef9

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But money doesn’t buy time, does it? Iris’s advice before we boarded the ship stuck in my bones.47a30fb74d1a9ae3

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“Wait a minute.”ade0fb3e3757f1ee

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Suddenly, I realized I was remembering something I’d forgotten. It was as if my brain had been tweaked.6a0b04a7d0fcbd18

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What was it…d60e98ed25c637eb

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It was the same feeling I’d had since I started thinking about coins…43bab84f02d55738

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“Ah!”7495769ad51b5989

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I left Simon’s coin in the dungeon!96d4fc03264657c9

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“My coin!”eadc6f446c43d7ba

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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.d4d8506ddcf879d1

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It wasn’t just lost, it was in Adelaine’s hands.98c29b9b0f93374b

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“Grandpa!”24eae3f8d527c101

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Calling out to Simon, 3c8f2c8ab1 with no one to 63cf84a28e blame but myself, I 853c45096b squeezed my eyes shut cf10653f90 and slammed down on 1f3cec7f62 the bed.e90ef6a46bc8b55e

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Then my 1d8d2ea36f stomach rocked b4e16ebc8f gently, in 3263c32250 the same 62d1142edf rhythm as 328dff83ec my bed. The oil 7fd6ed0fab lantern on cff63da8d2 the small e375d392a0 desk in 40e0351b7c the corner e06d5b737b flickered slightly.97652d6001ff32a2

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Why was this ship 8addabdfd2 so fragile, despite what 2470e71dc0 it looked like?2fd1a11379fad7c3

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“That’s how it was yesterday in the basement!”93a4504921dfd602

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An eerie f60446f0bf sense of 6376f346ed foreboding struck 27c00b27ec me.33df1340d5c039ec

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“Oh, no.”481159466de488a0

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I wanted to a0bf50674a think otherwise, but 6277878339 my thoughts strangely b601dc2b0d narrowed to one.34665732c4a2d0e0

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The timing was d036d0ebba uncanny, always whenever 6c28029afb the ship tipped.804402680def6532

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With a flick 01342b6159 of his finger, fc38d197d0 Adelaine broke the 4d79960d33 lock.0ed05dbe75b46a88

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“You’re not manipulating this ship intending to control it, are you?”7a41f8c2427b9b78

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