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quest for Chinese Yu
Yuen. I found that more than
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curious.
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d a large gambling
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off the 38,583 Yu
Yuen on board. How else such an odd sum?
Between gales and calms, I did indeed scour the ship for
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more on all counts.
u remain fast
against the ship and her crew, I notice you
y that way reasleep and, it would seem, intending to stay
But today
us all. Clearly
y,, whateve
er tomorrow brings, was worth it. To
Today gardless of the perils that may overwhelm u
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ve you spring
off why I am here.
from the tempest that would ultimately hav
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Sir Salty Promoted

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your letter to me, I hereby grant you a dou
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the matter since. However,
However it was a legitimate request,
made in good faith
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goo standing
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that would have
e us and this ship placed at the
he mercy of a
mob of criminalls bent on righting some perceived
ceived wrong.
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'Lastly, an exha
austive search of the ship and
nd her
h coffers
has produced no
ot a single Yu
Yuen. There are some
me American
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and
d I am
m prepared to pay you outright
ht the sum of
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The Fun Never Ends
There is a stup
pendous crashing and slamming
mming as if
the mast has so
omehow come unhinged and
nd is pound
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were sailing 20
0 degrees up from a dead run
un at 6 and 7
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