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It was said that criminals always revisited the site of their crime in a foolish attempt at coping with what they had done. It were perhaps these emotions, among others, that the captain felt upon decoding the instructions that ordered him back. Back into the Long Sea.
The younger man at his side gave him an inquisitive look. The older one handed him the printout, never averting his eyes.
“Back, then.”
“Back.”
The senior seafarer harrumphed.
“The men won’t be happy...”
“No, they won’t. I am not.
However. Engellex expects every man to do his duty didn’t become a legendary phrase by being born of idle lamentations. Make the preparations, turn her around. Four knots, tow arrays below the layer.”
The younger man at his side gave him an inquisitive look. The older one handed him the printout, never averting his eyes.
“Back, then.”
“Back.”
The senior seafarer harrumphed.
“The men won’t be happy...”
“No, they won’t. I am not.
However. Engellex expects every man to do his duty didn’t become a legendary phrase by being born of idle lamentations. Make the preparations, turn her around. Four knots, tow arrays below the layer.”