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SHIP. P05EIDON IS ONCE AGAIN SAFELY AT SEA. If HAD SEEMED
A MIRACLE THAT, EVEN WITH FAVORABtE WEATHER AND THE CAP
TAIlft FINE-SEAMANSHIP. THE PONDE&OU5 VESSEL HAD (SEEN ,
DRAWN FBOM THE DEADLY GRIP Or THE GOODWIN SANDS.
I THf DASFKFDS PO NOmOWTHAT HFB TIMERS HAVE "'
fiECN BADLY STR AINED. AND, SHt 5 1EAKING DANGEROUSLY.
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THEN ONE MVVA1 DETECTS A FAINT, SMOKY HAZE -"'
ABOUT THE SHIP AND, PQOWLING AQOUNR DISCOVERS
; ' ' A WHlSP OF. SMOKE ISSUING FROM A HATCH 1 , '
, WHEN THE -HATCH IS UMCOVEflEO. SMOKE COMES MUOWING OUT.
V.AN0 A SHUDDER OF HORROR PASSES THROUGH THE-SHIP.; f IRE!
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) W'HIlE HALF OF THE CREW. AT ONE PART OF.THE SHIP, PUMP l
! FRANTICALLY TO KEEP HER AFLOAT, THE REST POUR WATER?
INTO HEU HOLD TO SAVE HEB FDOM'BUBHINO!
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: THE CAPTAIN'S ,FACE IS UNED WITH ANXIETY. ' NOT ONLY
IS HiS SHIP MENACED BY FIRE AND LEAKING BADLY, BUT
- AN OVERCAST SKY AW) THE MOANING OF WIND IN THE '
- RIGGING GIVE PROMISE OF A COMING STORM! ,
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.. CLUSTERED ON THE AFTER DECK.THE PASSENGERS VIEW. '
' ' ; THE STRUGGLE GOING.ON BELOW, WITH. MIXED EMOTIONS.
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v .SEA OPENS STILL MORE LEAKS! . S -
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- TOILS WITH THE ENERGY OF DESPERATION. NO REST WILL THEY
111"-'"- , ' HAVE.UNTIL THE POSEIDON IS BEACHED N SOME SAFE HAYINI . '
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