Author
Christine M Layton
Resignation in a Bottle
From: Captain "Long Beard" Johnson The Island at 34 degrees longitude, 86 degrees latitude Atlantic Ocean June 4th or 5th-- or maybe the 6th? Dear Mutinous Crew, I would like to inform you that I am resigning from my position as Your Captain of the Sea Wench, effective…
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