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| I find myself stranded now, on these strange shores. My crew has perished, but I still live. Perhaps lady luck has blessed these wicked bones of mine… Or has her own designs for my fate… | | I find myself stranded now, on these strange shores. My crew has perished, but I still live. Perhaps lady luck has blessed these wicked bones of mine… Or has her own designs for my fate… |
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− | At any rate, I’ve no choice but to make a life for myself here. There’s fresh water in abundance, food to forage, and fertile soil to work. First I’ll build a shelter… | + | At any rate, I’ve no choice but to make a life for myself here. There’s fresh water in abundance, food to forage, and fertile soil to work. |
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| + | First I’ll build a shelter… |
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| |'''Day 6''' | | |'''Day 6''' |
− | I won’t go hungry here… the waters are full of edible (nay, delicious) fish. | + | I won’t go hungry here… the waters are full of edible (nay, delicious!) fish. |
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| I even caught a stingray in the caves by the southeast shore. I haven’t a clue what to do with it, though! | | I even caught a stingray in the caves by the southeast shore. I haven’t a clue what to do with it, though! |
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− | The other day, I even fished up a couple of Golden Walnuts. They seem to be all over the island. The local parrots go crazy for them. | + | The other day, I even fished up a couple of [[Golden Walnut|golden walnuts]]. They seem to be all over the island. The local parrots go crazy for them! |
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| The local volcano holds many secrets. | | The local volcano holds many secrets. |
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− | I've seen little men with glowing eyes, skittering about in the dark... like cats in the night. | + | I've seen little men with glowing eyes, skittering about in the dark… like cats in the night. |
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− | (could these be the fabled dwarf-men mentioned by M. Jasper in his 'Famous Journeys'?) | + | (Could these be the fabled dwarf-men, mentioned by M. Jasper in his 'Famous Journeys'?) |
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− | Strange machines, too. Uncanny... not like anything known to man. | + | Strange machines, too. Uncanny… not like anything known to man. |
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− | At the top, I found a passage to the caldera of the volcano. And, half submerged in the bubbling lava, a peculiar machine... a kind of "forge". | + | At the top, I found a passage to the caldera of the volcano. And, half submerged in the bubbling lava, a peculiar machine… a kind of "[[forge]]". |
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| I'll investigate further tomorrow. | | I'll investigate further tomorrow. |
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− | | | + | |'''Day 37''' |
− | Day 37 | |
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| When I was a boy of ten year old, my father gave me a glow ring and a magnet ring. They've never left my fingers since. | | When I was a boy of ten year old, my father gave me a glow ring and a magnet ring. They've never left my fingers since. |
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− | However, when I was standing on top of the volcano... a strange idea came over me. | + | However, when I was standing on top of the volcano… a strange idea came over me. |
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| I took my two rings, and cast them into the forge. | | I took my two rings, and cast them into the forge. |
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| Lo and behold! They combined into one! | | Lo and behold! They combined into one! |
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− | Now I've got one glowing magnet ring... I hope old pappy doesn't mind, rest his soul... | + | Now I've got one glowing magnet ring… I hope old pappy doesn't mind, rest his soul… |
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