I
got a job as a sailor. I shipped out on a delivery of popcorn kernels
across the Atlantic to the Barbary Coast.
At some point on the high seas
we had an encounter with a giant squid. The beast's mighty arms held
tightly to the hull of our boat and shook vigorously.
A fire started on
deck and the kernels popped and fell overboard. The giant squid ate the
popcorn, got bloated, and released us.
The
captain told us because we lost our cargo, we wouldn't get paid. My
co-workers got upset and mutinied. I was the only one who abstained.
I
was forced to get in a lifeboat with the captain.
As the main boat
pulled away from us, the captain shouted at the culprits, "I'll live to
see you - all of you - hanging from the highest yardarm!"
We sat quietly
for a few moments. I noted that the waves were relaxing.
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