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Ship's Captain

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Kai

I smooth out the yellowing, folded maps along the flat surface of the ship’s gear control. Almost nobody has navigated these waters since these were drawn, probably a good seventy years ago. Maybe more.

But I’ve programmed all the information into the sophisticated navigational equipment aboard the Zephyr, the ship I’ve been using for my ambassador voyages around the Crimson Sea. So far, my trips have been successful, netting enough trade agreements to keep the merchants at home busy.

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