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Page 6 and 7: Acknowledgments Historical Prologue
Page 9: Dedication This book is dedicated w
Page 12 and 13: Benerson Little, author of several
Page 14 and 15: Brief Historical Note Readers who a
Page 16 and 17: children’s chambers. There, as he
Page 18 and 19: eezes in this hot climate. As they
Page 20 and 21: one, the sons and daughters of Kush
Page 22 and 23: When they stepped apart, at long la
Page 24 and 25: crept down into the hold and drank
Page 26 and 27: gunwale would be child’s play to
Page 28 and 29: stripped to the waist, and seized t
Page 30 and 31: and the movement of the sails in or
Page 32 and 33: to the docks surrounding Shipwreck
Page 34 and 35: shouted. “More rum! And don’t s
Page 36 and 37: adventures. Christophe blinked at h
Page 38 and 39: “Ah!” Christophe perked up cons
Page 40 and 41: numerous. It had been a full six mo
Page 42 and 43: Venganza’s crew could move easily
Page 44 and 45: Jack’s mouth tightened and he sho
Page 46 and 47: thought, she just took a big prize
Page 48 and 49: adjust his speech patterns, but ove
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overexcited.” He chuckled. “No
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Glancing up at the sun, he realized
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Jack pretended not to notice it.
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murmured softly to the Keeper. Teag
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our subject,” he said, inclining
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again underestimate an opponent…o
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irony. The grizzled pirate sighed t
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his listeners, and nodded. “You a
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“Jack Sparrow,” Jack replied, w
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hove to on her windward side. This
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“Sir,” he said, “I’ll need
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of bogey stories. How many shocks c
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that that frigate over there is no
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closer. “And then we need to get
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element, Jack had forgotten all abo
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The captain whipped around. “Sham
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CHAPTER THREE Doña Pirata TOMLIN G
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Jack nodded at the helmsman, still
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hand. Esmeralda didn’t take it. S
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appeared on deck in his best clothe
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to her captain.” Then, her expres
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The music stopped, and so did the d
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do?” She smiled. “A little tric
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stepped closer. “I know you do,
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Aztec blood, too?” he asked, afte
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perhaps just a few minutes.… Esme
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seawater waves, here in the Caribbe
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CHAPTER FOUR Cutler Beckett THE NEW
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tan matting on the floor in lieu of
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ead it many times, enthralled by th
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slowly and deliberately. He wished
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still greatly in evidence. “I’l
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He’d enjoyed his private lessons,
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Beckett resolved to begin his searc
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Beckett regarded him covertly, not
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praise of a superior. “My lord…
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the market for valuable artifacts o
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explanation. Beckett mulled this ov
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“It was the truth, Mr. Beckett,
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he stopped, then, smiling, he simpl
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ack in his expensive chair, and his
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“What kinds of things?” Sparrow
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Portugee deals in stolen goods. He
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saying he’d taken these pieces of
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CHAPTER FIVE The Lost Princess AMEN
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three thousand years ago, the desce
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Lying on the savannah, Amenirdis ca
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small dwelling. Almost immediately
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She nodded, and the men politely dr
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Gathering the shawl into her hands,
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their children. These days, even Mi
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people—her own people, people of
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and speak to those I consider buyin
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CHAPTER SIX The Wicked Wench JACK S
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was enough to dissuade smaller, mor
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the thought of firing one of the gu
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A voyage from England to China…ye
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could, “I, too, wish to be made a
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appeared, followed by a slender Afr
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lashed within an inch of his misera
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een up to. He didn’t feel constra
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had been a long day. When he finish
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good. He had another draught. That
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are feet, climbing the hull, thrust
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you and drop you off somewhere.”
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The next day he was up at dawn, mak
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out his keys, but glared at the por
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officers reported to him, but they
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what you did for me. You and Mister
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a mile wide, but it boasted a good
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There they swam, dived into the wat
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close to her at every opportunity.
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immediately, and went off to anothe
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Jack leaned forward, conspiratorial
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“Next time, when a lady says ‘l
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three nights ago.” The Keeper had
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Chamba continued to perform well as
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you to meet.”
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surprised by their destination; he
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things when Lord Penwallow comes to
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is a pleasure to meet you, Lord Pen
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plantation house, Captain Sparrow.
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Jack knew a great deal about his lo
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heretic, Chamba, make no mistake. O
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Sparrow had been gone for months no
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The slave trader had proven his cla
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Please let me hear from you soonest
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the Beckett Trading Company to my b
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obust…these days.” He cleared h
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into London. And once in London, he
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shifting his weight carefully so as
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Kerma— NO. Not all. Her eyes fast
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CHAPTER EIGHT The Devil in the Deep
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don’t you take yourself off and g
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casually along the thick cable of r
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a clear message, all right. He scow
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just a fraction, so he sat back. Th
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“Esmeralda, love, you didn’t he
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“Too right, love.” Esmeralda be
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Jack plunged into the hodgepodge th
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looking for me, Jack Sparrow?”
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love gold,” he added. “The soul
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“Let me see!” While she peered
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silken hair against his nose. “He
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of La Vipère came to the back of t
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“Who was with him?” “Dunno, m
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Code. We must act.” Jack glanced
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—and when he opened his eyes agai
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Jones nodded, almost grudgingly, st
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soldiers, but they were improving.
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CHAPTER NINE Ayisha THE WICKED WENC
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Jack mopped sweat from his face on
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Jack drew in his breath, and felt h
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Atlantic for the next hundred years
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Beckett pursed his lips, as though
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the dead of night, secretly, will h
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trying to communicate with her, and
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ever find him. But surely Tarek wou
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Mercer, that’s actually quite a h
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Babbling apologies, the young crewm
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that he, too, had once been a slave
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“If she’ll agree to it, yes, I
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yellow streaks on the black river.
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here. For a moment he was tempted t
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clean sweep of the place and take t
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wound all around in the area. There
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gave the creature a clout on its no
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straight at him. Even in the darkne
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someone with her. Jack found himsel
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compass heading. With any luck, the
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exhilarated. This would be the Wenc
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grabbed for his hat, managing to ca
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possibility that it might hit the d
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The rain was definitely slacking up
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She laughed, then hastily put her h
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Jack frowned. “Who are you speaki
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Teague’s men took our condemned f
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ooty. He was sorry he broke the Cod
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“Borya lied, yes,” Esmeralda ag
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e heard. He had to do something to
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Jack had hidden in the pantry more
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snore. Jack darted forward and grab
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“Aye, Captain Teague. I’ll not
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locked by the Captain’s pantry do
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The ramshackle structure of piled-u
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elieve it.” “Sure he will, Jack
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Jack, I did not. After we parted fr
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gray of the rocks, to breathe a sig
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I’m taking those keys and scuttli
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they nearly picked him up to keep h
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vengeance. He’d seen the Keeper s
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Seeing that Chamba was hanging on h
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“No, you don’t. Besides, the Ne
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Ayisha the same height as the ugly
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humble vessel, Your Highness.” Ay
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think we might dispense with formal
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treasure!—to Cutler Beckett, but,
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her a rueful glance. “There were
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Stop thinking about her; you’re m
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couldn’t tell how well he’d car
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hidden survivor. He saw Robby doing
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“Easy,” Jack said. “You shoul
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Jack whirled, startled, his heart t
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Jack sagged in his captors’ hands
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“I dunno,” Jack said, dubiously
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think this rogue pirate Christophe
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Jack had been waiting to see floode
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Wind had docked that morning, bring
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His smile widened as he pictured hi
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them. And of course you’ll need c
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Before the pirates could fulfill th
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Wicked Wench. How fitting, he thoug
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draped over her head when it rained
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crews slaved over their cannons, co
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my brother will be working on some
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to have solid earth beneath her fee
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Luckily, that silk thread had been
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uy one lad not much older than Cham
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assortment of battered tin cups and
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The butler’s eyes widened. “Yes
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young man of your rank and breeding
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Jack cleared his throat. “I see.
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stood beside a rutted cart track. T
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mistakes. Once Miss Ayisha identifi
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uckets of water. Jack gestured at t
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he arrived back at the ship. If Cha
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offered up a silent prayer of thank
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Wench another two days of sailing n
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everyone do everything their way. D
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The Wicked Wench was making good ti
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then pulled his clothes and shoes b
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The sloop was there, in the channel
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een in a scrap.” Robby nodded. Ja
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throat. Silence fell again. “I be
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When Jack gave the order to drop an
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wondered whether this would be the
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eyes away from the sight of the slo
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The princess glared at her bodyguar
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canvas-walled “cabin” on the ot
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over the ship.” His legs were beg
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The concussion spun Jack around, an
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Chamba took to his heels. “Mr. Pa
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moving!” The eunuch turned. “It
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Tench, the carpenter, had just fini
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easing her down into Banks’ arms.
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plugs in at the same time to get an
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“Capitan.” Clearing his throat,
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doing. So, may I count on your help
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was there, peering at him, concerne
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cannon gone?” “Because I didn
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loose, was an experience Jack knew
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sloshed when they were moved. Most
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when Koldunya blew up.” Esmeralda
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Once Robby realized that Esmeralda
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unlikely he did that because he mis
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crew might be pirates, but the frig
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and they were willing to risk anyth
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Despite her best efforts, a tear br
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He did, and she drank the watered a
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ladders to the hold of her ship. It
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through a sea chest, then returned
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to fight a ship-to-ship battle agai
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Ayisha felt herself color, too. “
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After they finished with their sess
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mate! You tell Captain de Rapièr t
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give you three minutes to decide wh
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What was it that Esmeralda had said
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CHAPTER FIFTEEN Kerma AYISHA WAS SI
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Tears filled her eyes, and she dash
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perhaps more, that will give you an
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chapters in the book was titled,
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perform the spells, they say the ch
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“Don’t say anything, Jack. Ther
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“No, not that close, Jack. Our fi
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At the speed they’d been travelin
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greed in his eyes. He knew full wel
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arranging themselves in precise row
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Wench. The slave indicated the dres
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watching them. I have a couple of s
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While he waited, he paced the deck
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showed up so conveniently?” “Ye
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odyguard to the princess.” Jack s
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Amenirdis? Jack’s eyes widened. S
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“Jack, to be honest, it’s been
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the cliff road about six months ago
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people. My first royal proclamation
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them through the passageways used b
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She nodded. “Very well, Jack.”
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too many years. Let us try left.”
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Jack smiled. It wasn’t a pleasant
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Jack stood up. “Christophe,” he
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counting the hood that flared out o
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Jack leaped in for another slash. I
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“Maahes!” The shadowy falcon op
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going on, Christophe had quietly be
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sword and began backing away. Jack
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hid her face, and when she finally
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CHAPTER SEVENTEEN A Matter of Honor
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“Anyone who would kill people who
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fingers. “Does this have magical
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led the way up to the bow. “Stand
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experiencing the same problem. He r
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But finally, he made it all the way
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shipmates will know I said good-bye
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our orders. I’m to personally ver
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deck, turning the freshly scrubbed
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When I took out that—that rock—
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with cold steel. This is why I’ve
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like quicksilver in the moonlight.
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Christophe’s caliber—it was suc
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opponent is tired, maybe you can ru
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streaked shirt. His first mate busi
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CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Exodus CUTLER BECK
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um, she, that is, Ayisha, she left
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mention it,” Sparrow said, noddin
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Ian Mercer’s eyes widened slightl
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sinking?” “Yes, sir. As long as
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day, sir? And how could any flesh a
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Him. One man insisted it was a Fren
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do it all ruddy day. So all of that
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through a file, then selected a she
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“I can see this is difficult for
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were exercised each day, and so for
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Matthews, who had been watching as
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“I’d be surprised to find that
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Jack stood on the bow of the hove-t
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his story. Minutes later, the Heka
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we will grant these poor captives a
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Later, as he leaned on the rail, wa
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lookout for the Wench, and if we we
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CHAPTER NINETEEN Freedom’s Price
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“Any hints as to what Beckett has
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might be giving your sermon one Sab
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When he reached Jack and spoke, his
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that the end of the brand was the l
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he was a wild thing, fighting as he
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a couple of ancient shirts. Then he
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stand up to him. He’d faced Jones
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EPILOGUE The Black Pearl ONE SUNNY
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angel’s wing. He straightened up.
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him. And I’ve still got it, my ru
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Stepping over to the wheel again, J
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