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T MAN ! S1MAN KILL$ ) 8 NAK$ H&S1 & : ,I
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N Z !Y EXPECT$4 ,?US WE GOT CLE> ( ?
M]RY FI<T2 & HAV+ GOT "S RICE & "S ROOTS
& BR1D1 ) AB SIXTE5 HOGS1 ON BO>D TWO
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5\<1 P]H M ?AN \R PIT*-KETTLE WD 4POSE
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RELIGION ALW CIVILISES ! P1 & RE=MS _!
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=! %ORE1 A BOAT CAME ( TWO L1GUES 6U )
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OLD MAN SD HE KNEW ! ,GULF ( ,NANK9 V
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TOLD HM WE WD SELL \R C>GO & PUR*ASE
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SAME C\RSE WE CAME4 ,HE TOLD U \R BE/
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ALL SORTS ( ,*9A GDS Z *1P Z WE CD AT
,NANK94
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: HE 0 V OP9IONAT$ OR 3CEIT$1 ,I TOLD HM
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A LL %OCK1 =A ,DUT* %IP 0 N[ \R T]ROR1 &
WE _H M* R H MET ! DEVIL1 AT L1/ IF HE
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U WE 7 9 ! "R 6G AWAY 6! NOR?2 & T1 IF
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BO>D AT F/ MI<T RUN AWAY )! %IP1 YET X 0
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"PICUL>1 ^! 7 N ! M5 T F/ W5T (F )! %IP1
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P]SUAD$ !Y W S F> 2LIEVE ME Z AT L1/
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AG 9 ? EXIG5CY1 & HE 0 Z M* AT A LOSS Z
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NO CREEK OR H>B\R : ,I MI<T PUT 96&
PURSUE MY BUSI;S )! ,*9ESE PRIVATELY1 &
2 9 NO DANG] (! 5EMY4 ,HE TOLD ME IF ,I
WD SAIL 6! S\?W>D AB =TY-TWO L1GUES1 "!
0 A LL PORT CALL$ ,QU9*ANG1 ": ! "FS (!
MIS.N USU,Y L&$ F ,MACAO1 ON _! PROGRESS
6T1* ! ,*RI/IAN RELIGION 6! ,*9ESE1 & ":
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P]H SPELL WR;G1 HAV+ LO/ ?1 TGR )! "NS (
_M O!R PLACES SET D[N 9 A LL POCKET-
BOOK1 : 0 SPOIL$ 0! WAT] 0AN A3ID5T2 B ?
,I REMEMB]1 T ! ,*9ESE M]*ANTS WE
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RESOLU;N 6G 6? PLACE1 WE WEI<$ ! NEXT
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W]E1 6GET FRE% WAT]2 ON BO? : O3A.NS ! P
(! C.TRY 7 V CIVIL1 & BR"\ ABUND.E (
PROVI.NS 6SELL 6U2 B NO?+ )\T M"OY4
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3TR>Y7 = FIVE "DS2 B X 0 V M* 6\R
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FOOT ON %ORE1 RESOLV+1 & MY "PN] TOO1 T
IF X 0 POSSI# 64POSE ( \RVS & E6ECTS ANY
O!R WAY1 ?\< N PR(ITABLY1 WE WD N"E M
SET FOOT ON BO>D T UNHAPPY VESSEL4
,9DE$1 ,I M/ AC"KL$GE1 T ( ALL !
CIRCUM/.ES ( LIFE T "E ,I _H ANY EXP]I;E
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T ( 2+ 9 3/ANT FE>4 ,WELL DOES !
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SN>E02 X IS A LIFE ( D1?1 &! M9D IS S
5TIRELY OPPRESS$ 0X1 T X IS CAPA# ( NO
RELIEF4
  ,NOR DID X FAIL ( XS USUAL OP],NS ^U !
FANCY1 BY
HEI<T5+ E DANG]2 REPRES5T+ ! ,5GLI% &
,DUT* CAPTA9S 6BE M5 9CAPA# ( HE>+
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4T+UI%+ 2T H"O/ M5 & ROGUES2 OR 2T A
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NO?+1 ON PURPOSE 6DCV1 &A TRUE1 G5U9E
A3.T ( \R :OLE VOYAGE1 PROGRESS1 &
DESIGN2 = WE MI<T _M WAYS H 3V9C$ ANY
R1SONA# CR1TURES T WE 7 N PIRATES2 ! GDS
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FRANKLY %[+ \RVS1 & 5T]+ 96S* & S*
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NUMB] ( M51 ! FEW >MS1 ! LL AMMUNI;N1
%ORT PROVI.NS2 ALL ^! WD H S]V$ 63V9CE
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"U/&+ ( ANY -M&]1 ^: H&S WE MI<T FALL
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ESPECI,Y ! ,DUT*1 7 S 5RAG$ AT ! "N (A
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BOATS & ESCAP+1 T !Y WD N GIVE !MVS L1VE
69QUIRE :E!R WE 7 PIRATES OR NO1 B WD
EXECUTE U (F-H&1 )\T GIV+ U ANY ROOM =A
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9QUIRE AF ANY M2 Z1 F/1 T ! %IP 0
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PIRATES Z WE 7 SATISFI$ (! 3TR>Y2 &1 Z
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TAK5 ^? CIRCUM/.ES = EVID;E1 IF ! TA#S 7
TURN$1 & MY CASE 0 _!S2 & H MADE NO
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