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<DIV> Near
lunch time the crow's nest reports a ship in the
distance.<BR> With spyglass in hand
for Fremea, Unali and the crew it
is<BR> seen to be a Dark Lands patrol
ship. It looks armed.
Though<BR> the merchant ship isn't
armed. It flies the Dark Lands
flag<BR> with a second flag noting a
Chaos domain but Zhou isn't sure<BR>
which
one.<BR><BR>
But with the speed the ship is moving the Blue Moon
easily<BR> out sails the patrol
ship. The patrol ship when near
does<BR> avoid the merchant
ship. It seems a confrontation is not
in<BR> the plans for this day.
But it isn't clear who owned the<BR>
ship and what they would have done if the ship didn't
outrun<BR> them.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kiet sees the ship too and frowns. To whoever
happens to be around, Kiet muses, "Well, the Chaos realms now know what
direction we are going, and that we are travelling with magically aided
speed. What one of them knows, soon all will likely know...including
<EM>her."</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM>"</EM>I think I like not that they know even
that much."</FONT></DIV>
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