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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom

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Esmeralda bit her lip and rowed steadily for several minutes, until<br />

she’d reached a spot on <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r side <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> sloop, not too close.<br />

“Hand me that spyglass.”<br />

“Look all around,” Jack cautioned her. “Not just at Koldunya.”<br />

She nodded abstractedly, as she went through much <strong>the</strong> same<br />

charade as Jack had, until she finally allowed herself to focus on <strong>the</strong><br />

sloop for a few moments. A minute later, she lowered <strong>the</strong> telescope<br />

and handed it to Jack. “Today we have seen at least eight o<strong>the</strong>r<br />

Bermuda-rigged sloops. It is not inconceivable that ano<strong>the</strong>r captain<br />

captured a bow chaser <strong>of</strong> this type. So this could be just…” she<br />

snapped her fingers impatiently, searching for a word. “You know…<br />

happenchance? Is that it?”<br />

“Happenstance,” Jack corrected. “Means coincidence. Do you<br />

really believe that, love?”<br />

She sighed, worrying her lower lip for a moment. “No,” she said,<br />

finally. “Perhaps I might, if Tommy <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> One Tooth was still alive. But if<br />

he was talking about seeing this captain, and <strong>the</strong>n he is dead…” She<br />

turned her hands palm up. “<strong>The</strong>n no. It can’t be coincidence. That is not<br />

believable.”<br />

<strong>The</strong>y stared at each o<strong>the</strong>r for a moment. “So now what, Jack?<br />

What do we do? Who should we tell?”<br />

Jack thought fast. “You should tell Don Rafael. And get him to tell<br />

Teague. As for me”—he leaned toward her—“switch places with me<br />

again. I’m going to row back to Shipwreck City and find Barbossa and<br />

get him to look at Koldunya’s bow.”<br />

Esmeralda didn’t argue. <strong>The</strong>y changed seats, and Jack began<br />

rowing <strong>the</strong>m back toward <strong>the</strong> city with all possible speed, though he<br />

took a route that would keep several anchored ships between <strong>the</strong> dory<br />

and Borya’s vessel for most <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir route.<br />

No sooner had <strong>the</strong>y tied <strong>the</strong> dory to <strong>the</strong> mooring post than Jack<br />

leaped out and gave Esmeralda a hand up onto <strong>the</strong> dock. “Head<br />

straight back to Venganza. If you find Captain Barbossa <strong>the</strong>re, tell him<br />

to come to Shipwreck City and wait for me in <strong>The</strong> Drunken Lady.<br />

O<strong>the</strong>rwise, just explain to Don Rafael what we saw while we were<br />

rowing around, looking for a good spot to have our picnic, savvy?”<br />

She nodded, and <strong>the</strong>y headed <strong>of</strong>f in opposite directions.

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