Any Port in a Storm
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Fairlead: A ring or hook that keeps a line running true, preventing it from rubbing or fouling.
"I don't want to be a pirate, I'm not interested in the life, I'm not interested in the fighting, I'm not interested in the ships. Don't care much for the sea while we are on the subject." - John Silver
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- Part 1 of Any Port in a Storm
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Counterflood: To deliberately flood compartments in order to correct a listing ship.
The situation in Nassau has become complicated. The situation between Flint and Silver was always complicated.
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- Part 2 of Any Port in a Storm
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Hard-a-lee: The command given to come about (tack against the wind)
Flint watches Silver turn the men to his side, and remembers someone else - someone he does not want to compare to Silver in any way.
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- Part 3 of Any Port in a Storm
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Kissing the gunner's daughter: To bend over the barrel of a cannon for punitive beating with cane or cat-o-nine-tails.
Flint catches Silver eavesdropping on a private conversation.
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- Part 4 of Any Port in a Storm
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Dead wake: The trail of a fading disturbance in the water
Vane finds the saboteur in the hold - Silver pulls out all his tricks to ensure he lives through the encounter. At the same time, unwelcome news from shore hangs heavily on his mind.
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- Part 5 of Any Port in a Storm
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Forestay: A line of rigging which keeps the mast from falling backward.
After Charleston, certain truths come to light that have Flint and Silver's relationship hanging by a thread.
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- Part 6 of Any Port in a Storm