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.8a9dec10c5ddb512

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“Is this, by a39abe4cf5 any chance, your 761f3f2f8b first voyage, Captain?”bd39ecc55c8c7276

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“As Captain, yes.”605705f5ac3a0b55

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Dion confessed 8df615e600 as if 38f136bb13 he had e03d74bed7 nothing to a679780686 hide anymore. I could see his 77f3d4946a face stiffen.87827408414e3b33

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“Don’t worry about it.”df5be51732c5c080

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I said firmly, as if to cut through Dion’s worry.ea790ae8a986d380

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“You’ll get where you want to go.”6666269e81414aa7

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Whether that 082185745b be the 3c03e48e3f Empire, or af2f6e5a6c the position 2420c5fda2 of Heir.3f96f8679d67db06

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Our gazes 827b0d72e9 crossed for 28fb80b873 a moment. The other 4aba445d06 thing I 8855647de8 noticed was 9d99628375 that Dion a01eb5a7ac was breathing b4b93ec524 a little 6e426b066d freer.19c4cde11eb6db2e

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Dion dropped his commanding 5fd860f6fc demeanor and spoke hesitantly.411b12af3dc3ad09

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“I apologize 3743e41c04 for hurting 047fe111c7 you.”bb1805d5bc18ba0f

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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…21e189cce189c47b

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“It’s not a big deal, really.”7da8df415d6f45d8

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“And… I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt.”9a260442ff1d76df

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Perhaps he 91be0fad24 just wanted bd15c7240c to talk dfd548fdf6 about it, d6324f7e68 and though 9666524f77 Dion was 58d6dc4f13 older than 3a58b582f5 he should 97125b9523 be based 4a0ee3cf70 on his e810454952 years here, 90a28ad818 he felt 15affdc96a like a 7fbec9979f younger brother 5c40c49e9d to me c923445abc due to d9ae143bee the memories 314a0d34f3 of my 212d92975c previous life.a1bf2b21b212eb48

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“I wish you well 3ed6c3731a in the future, Captain.”c21ca4324a748b5a

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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.f669a48b6139d35d

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Dion looked back and 16cffac60b forth between my face caf3a165dd and my hand a 34fe56e6c3 few times.4a14b148c7f5af38

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“Are you sure you don’t want to shake hands?”5fe2eacb8c0ac8dd

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“Of course not. Unless you have 5869aedb4f information, I have a410319054 nowhere else to 0fc1e3c45c turn.”5eda0d052bfbf888

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Contrary to my expectations, Dion had calluses all over his palms. His hands weren’t just holding pens.fdd9bac3cce0771a

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Dion was desperate. I felt a little 103b1bffb0 sorry for him.be8dd37a1ab2a594

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I shook his hand, d8374e6645 sneaking my gaze up 1e2eca37c7 to look at the f8504b386c top of his head.f967d9c232186a56

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‘We need to get to know each other better.’887c22705f3be4fb

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His name didn’t appear above his head yet.7a1b7d056a9fbb21

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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.84ef40d4d8de464b

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Chirp. Crackle!c2781e433b3eb6b2

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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.c0036bd9fa410080

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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.”a573000844826c9b

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“Okay. See you later then…”525f0e472836b967

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Dion shook my 0c0cd4cedb hand and gave 0b256e12c1 me a firm 867c47ab6a tug to help c7cface70c me to my 7b49f3ecc3 feet, and I df52e96889 stepped out from 13cca6bd62 the bed and 8856f09409 tried to stand 91cf209f6e as well.72716ae61c70c658

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When my a8bcdd32a0 center of 7c31fd1104 gravity tilted.a53ffa7708143c1f

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“Yikes!”ef0e22ac72038cd4

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The boat tilted like d01c39b3e2 a boat hit by 6502ccd06d a big wave.a5a2250ea4664e2a

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‘Why is this damn boat tilting so much?’44f0940bd5efd1a2

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Trying to 78d22e2a19 steady myself, 40e4f38416 I reflexively 2e63169abe braced myself. I held on 06d69eb28a to his hand, b9078374bb but then tumbled 509598d75c over the bed.af1bb402aa2d0a8c

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Oops…b914746caf160df3

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As expected, f10fc07bcb the bed 69f5259e92 was too 846be1f01c fluffy. It was also wide 6bfbdaacb4 enough for two people cde7ef3eed to lie down.53b0ede3c8b7639d

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‘Oh, dear.’4cc9bf186b325535

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And there 39aad5f773 was Dion fa8f31591d on top 2cf4907b47 of me, 9cd93fd56a his face b5211f5538 buried in 9fe01397a1 the nape 350babca31 of my 414cd5f8a0 neck, his b22a8001d2 hand on cc9810212f my chest.07a4320f8cfec0a4

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As I 578455aa0c turned my aa1c5bdc47 head to 94f00d5d51 one shoulder, 6b460e4ad5 I could 1a77f645c6 see Dion 3e2f27abff on top 4d77812aed of me, ca053a772f and to 5aeac845e0 the other, 725699187c I could 982b681132 see my 4cf87dfbc2 hair, sprawled f093e31c99 out, flowing.28e87e20b086126d

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And then it hit 231097b743 me, none of it 65a8be990a mattered.ae2e8be77be37660

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‘Boobs! There’s a hand on my boobs now!’6f9e1d43961ca2a9

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My heart was beating 33e4082433 like crazy. I was too startled 2df38cdab8 to scream.30021e647734a309

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Dion must have been 9d9d6e583c surprised too, because he 844c40ca9c tried to push himself 0ba7e77d4a up. But he ended 3aa68e193b up clutching my 000eaa7d4f chest.94bd43de1283fe15

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“Hmph.”3cb23510372ae1d4

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At the sound of my voice, Dion’s body went rigid. If anything, it made it more awkward.38edbec5dd28bb10

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‘Calm down, I need to be calm!’cbe883298adf6350

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I had already taken f2ad44eeb7 measures before boarding. But touching it 72ce71f7e4 directly?fc3b9093fde88b6c

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“Uh, hey. Dion?”a8c531706dbe42c0

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“Um, I’m sorry.”cc398aad77b97fb9

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Dion jerked upright 3a18f5c589 in his bunk 82e58dba89 at the sound f1628f6ec4 of the strained 86347e4474 voice.5d2e4a35690cc554

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“Anthele?”335f7723a8b26b13

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At the voice calling c887202d68 her name, Anthele rolled 2cf0704ff5 onto one side and e1afa1b008 out of bed.f5d240bfe0d52c1d

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“I’m fine, let’s get out of here!”d15144105a07efc6

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With that, she 6f44f47008 stormed out of 8e0e5e79a4 the room, not 22c8fe6b1c even giving Dion 384dcab5e9 a chance to dd28e625af say something.bfef32f2d6a140cd

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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…968e3b9a41391411

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Thud—!3009ce88ee226a3e

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I slammed 2c365cbf0f the door b3cfc75b72 shut, dismissing 0aafb2fbb6 reality.455b4e86d03dfc7d

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I dived ef731553e6 straight into 95b92024f5 my cabin 3d3279d20c bed.618bab4f8ef275c6

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It was nowhere near as hard as the captain’s cabin bed, but it brought me back to my senses.b04cdd0387ee14fe

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‘I hope he didn’t notice.’f75b3a93c3cfc3b2

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I wrapped my arms 0341fdb074 around myself and glared c7e2dcbc84 at the wall, too 0571e91d32 embarrassed to think that 19c75cdeff Dion could be beyond 5dd45a77db that thin wall.41fd0c74d347cac7

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Muttering as a4b746d137 soundlessly as dec95f70bb I could, 7cf2a5c46e I mumbled,“Dion’s a virgin, for one thing.”5a11074d2a9b08ef

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This man had never touched a woman before. Still, it didn’t stop the heat from rising in my face.d0ee30042c652e10

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“No. It was an accident, an accident. He didn’t have any idea.”590ffefcba945e7b

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It was just me 8243f20b16 being self-conscious. After rolling c59c081996 left and 522d9803b1 right on 6e2108fe6a the bed, 2a4143490e I calmed ee212c0ea8 down a 708870014f bit.b47259a9ddbc5c46

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“He might think it’s a little weird, but he won’t suspect anything.”7240cea9f4c8b4b5

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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.8ab70a54f39aed1c

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“It’s just that I don’t have to be the only one who’s awkward.”3eae569d3bc71739

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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.439c9682ec0278a6

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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.0e224458ccc81b25

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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.5fff1351e1fae661

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However, there was 7ed9b89e95 never a ship b94ea8f64d with only one a77c3e751f woman on board.b0b55799ed5253bd

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Of all the sailors 78371172b6 I saw at anchor f13e565c81 or on deck, I 8dd3640f41 was the only woman 7bff01a816 on this ship. d7a62da3914dd698

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Dion may have been 2a4f251be3 a captain in name 5e8a56174f only, but that was da894cab8c by design.39a4673ba7e3c5b3

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“What am I 323afb7f0e going to do efdd2bda36 about this?”6f31a63ccb38e46c

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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.8892e4ce089e51e6

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At this point, I remembered the vision I’d had at dawn.488839e59f03ecb0

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The vision that came 89cc4f93c3 like a premonition when 0c45d7c860 I begged for a 5b0f872e14 quest.22f34b139dfdd92f

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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.134ac1156164a0ce

A vision at 5a453780fc dawn came to 7e0c98440b me as a 251b0bb206 warning of sorts.1c99244987632fa5

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The future 7ff31978b7 to cometh d85e8959b3 if I 3590a2f128 could not 5662ad144a thwart it.51fc78d999b50cd4

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A dry sob rolled edfb234ef4 down the back of e87c9b3275 my throat.4c127cd15eab2c74

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“I never want that.”112af2543d370a3b

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I had to 57537aa144 do something to 61aa8d154e protect myself.09d6e4d3fffb15ae

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“The best part is 1b35803d06 to get a good 6db7c40ab9 name.”ea2c3ccb7cca0f87

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It was a006219871 important to 9a51a6f6d0 know who b6362e990f posed a a62217cc26 threat to 973198c653 me.1cfa81d0b0e852c7

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How could I get 7ee05b978d names above the heads b5184d615d of the entire crew 1a46bb9ed0 in a short amount 40956c2d7f of time?23218d2d5500ea37

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“It doesn’t have to be all of them, does it?”5372d355d907e393

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In my vision, I edee898de9 was able to make 1afb286d5f out the faces of 181ee1a5d4 quite a few pirates 3dcbbe8968 in detail. Not as vague memories, a98de93230 like something from the 578ef5f3bc distant past, but clearly 3d838699dc enough to recognize even c994809cff from a distance.4b29c03107f5d706

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If they were f1e19c889c here, I had e61f046eb6 to at least d8bb8ec38f recognize them by ebb78b4386 name, the most e0796fc760 significant of which 9a9ed9f2ef was Rhodon.4a19986b193f8b31

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“Is there anything 4fc82245cc I could sell 7e9121aab7 here?”64734f0a7db14584

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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.686f418d5550844e

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“All I have 9bb118d38e now is money.”d3ad0aacd0da8cb7

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To anyone else, fcdc2fccf2 that would have 70e0a375dd sounded pretty mean.99fb00c116ec7af4

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But money doesn’t buy time, does it? Iris’s advice before we boarded the ship stuck in my bones.fd9f40d9f5fe9887

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“Wait a minute.”a69ebaa0bc663fdc

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Suddenly, I realized I was remembering something I’d forgotten. It was as if my brain had been tweaked.953309c2c05397e6

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What was it…2a82c21441d5289b

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It was the same feeling I’d had since I started thinking about coins…3de2ff94459bd883

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“Ah!”575e25a426151767

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I left Simon’s coin in the dungeon!9ba9b54e827fa861

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“My coin!”668b439051f06f4c

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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.d080d35912bd802d

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It wasn’t just lost, it was in Adelaine’s hands.da0107e8b99970b4

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“Grandpa!”43b7da1feb7b4797

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Calling out to 0c5561c30a Simon, with no 8310664fee one to blame 21fcd3fd01 but myself, I 3ca3d08e8e squeezed my eyes ad29884a99 shut and slammed fafa918eaa down on the f81fbd39fd bed.55d94171155afa6f

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Then my stomach rocked aeb559d8d0 gently, in the same 8d6b73a67f rhythm as my bed. The oil lantern 042faa1998 on the small 6b3a78d2ad desk in the fcbb7cc397 corner flickered slightly.9bf2a78342a15f4f

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Why was this 81f22fc5e2 ship so fragile, 1c8d814678 despite what it 207586651d looked like?503386ec7f179437

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“That’s how it was yesterday in the basement!”bb530b5ea256071f

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An eerie sense of 721bf68533 foreboding struck me.6cf64d1096276058

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“Oh, no.”4e45dafbb9d32f24

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I wanted to think a4b4cb9de8 otherwise, but my thoughts 9c639e6ddf strangely narrowed to one.6f213684a48f8ccd

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The timing was b6b021c077 uncanny, always whenever 7758ed0671 the ship tipped.a88fe1a9935f6d81

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With a flick 16c2a76ee7 of his finger, a6def816f1 Adelaine broke the 212c8f85e3 lock.69cb83adf36412b4

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“You’re not manipulating this ship intending to control it, are you?”c5a8172b04f54917

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The question was thrown 80ede1ea76 into the air without 368cd84cac clarifying the subject. 11557e682620e8cd

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