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Posted by Dan Lind on November 13, 2003 at 19:48:39 from 24.69.255.205 user captain.

In Reply to: Printing the Ultimate Shortened Stories posted by Adam Quinan on November 09, 2003 at 14:45:41:

"Haul your wind, or, by crumbs, I'll sink your ship!"


The Viper hit the Wild Cat, and then veered off a few degrees.

Captain Flint commanded, "Mr. Duck, take the wheel, and steady as she goes." "Aye, aye, sir," said Peter Duck.

"John, Nancy come with me," ordered Captain Flint, leading them to the deck house where he tossed the fully loaded, eight round, shotgun to Nancy, and the loaded rifle with an extra magazine to John. He seized the elephant-gun along with a large box of ammo himself. They ran on deck together.

"Now," he yelled, "Let them have it!"

Nancy, shooting from the hip blew away all the Viper's ports. John, shooting more carefully, hit his targets, the compass, the tiller head, masthead, and bow fittings.

"Captain Flint then yelled across to the Viper, "Bill, get into that gig and cast off!" There was a quick bolt through the cockpit as Bill scurried aft, jumped and cast off the painter.

Then, Captain Flint climbed on to the deckhouse, and fired the big elephant-gun, round after round, downward throught the deck and cockpit right through the hull. The Viper's weather helm rounded her up into the wind, where she stopped and foundered.

"That will show them we mean business," said Captain Flint. "Let's stir up the cooks, and have some hot cocoa and grub. All the best sea fights end with a banquet."



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