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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom

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Looks like <strong>the</strong> last act <strong>of</strong> Hamlet. A quick nip <strong>of</strong> rum, and I’ll be right<br />

as rain.<br />

<strong>The</strong> thought didn’t make him feel much better. Taking <strong>the</strong> folded<br />

parchment Chamba had brought, Jack laid it atop <strong>the</strong> coins that clearly<br />

showed in <strong>the</strong> open mouth <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> sack, <strong>the</strong>n weighed it down so a stray<br />

breeze wouldn’t send it flying away.<br />

With <strong>the</strong> stage set, Jack headed <strong>of</strong>f to his cabin, tiptoeing over<br />

and past bodies. It brought back memories <strong>of</strong> that night that<br />

Esmeralda had turned up to rescue <strong>the</strong> Wench. Not for <strong>the</strong> first time,<br />

he found himself wondering what Esmeralda and Amenirdis had talked<br />

about when she’d had <strong>the</strong> princess over to Venganza to dine with her.<br />

Obviously, <strong>the</strong>y’d talked about him. What had <strong>the</strong>y said? <strong>The</strong>y’d sure<br />

giggled a lot…<br />

Reaching <strong>the</strong> door <strong>of</strong> his cabin, Jack entered with a sigh <strong>of</strong> relief.<br />

Rum, he thought. I really, really need a drink. Or two…<br />

He also needed to hide <strong>the</strong> swag he’d brought out <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> labyrinth.<br />

By now Jack had quite a number <strong>of</strong> hiding places in his cabin. Several<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> deck boards could be pried up to reveal hidey-holes. And, <strong>of</strong><br />

course, <strong>the</strong>re was <strong>the</strong> largest space, located in <strong>the</strong> captain’s head.<br />

Jack spent some time arranging his pick <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> treasure items in<br />

his assorted hiding places. Not all <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m fit, so he decided to take<br />

<strong>the</strong> sack back out with him, and place it beside <strong>the</strong> pharaoh’s. <strong>The</strong>y<br />

could break up some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> silver and gold plates, for instance, in<br />

order to divide <strong>the</strong>m up.<br />

Only <strong>the</strong>n did he allow himself to sink onto his bunk, with <strong>the</strong> bottle<br />

<strong>of</strong> rum in hand...<br />

A while later, Jack decided it was time to get back out on deck.<br />

Amenirdis hadn’t been too sure how long <strong>the</strong> spell would last. It had<br />

been close to an hour since Heka had sailed away.<br />

Carrying <strong>the</strong> sack, with half a dozen good-sized pieces from <strong>the</strong><br />

labyrinth, Jack picked his way back across <strong>the</strong> deck, finding it<br />

considerably more difficult to avoid stepping on crewmembers than it<br />

had been earlier. He actually did lose his balance at one point, and<br />

wound up stepping on <strong>the</strong> cook’s arm, all <strong>the</strong> while windmilling his<br />

arms desperately to avoid falling on his backside. He nearly spilled <strong>the</strong><br />

sack.

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