Blackbeard's Journey: A Short Story

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The journey is grim, but profitable. Although rations were tough, my crew were trained to withstand hunger and sickness to ride with me. Even if we ran out of water, we couldn’t drink the sea, for the water was toxic of salt. The year was 1704. It was a stormy day out at sea. Me and my crew were riding the Royal Fortune out into the marine toward Blackbeard’s hideout, on a hidden cove near a small city in Wales. We slowly ride on, taking hours to reach our destination, but finally, we arrive. At the beginning, we dock. One of my finest crewmates, John Wagney, notifies me that everyone on Blackbeard’s team was asleep. That was abnormal to hear, for pirates are usually the type to stay up all night, sing sea songs, and guzzle rum. As