Captain Minoru whittled in the cockpit, next to the tied rudder. Shota tweaked at the sails. The wind was fair, the seas rolled under their stern and it was a beautiful day. They were very close to finishing this leg of their voyage. When they next stopped, they would deliver their current cargo to the Hiratas Shota thought they would be more than a little impressed and take on their cargo for Pusan. It was so exciting! Shota wriggled just a little at the thought of it.

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