11-30-2020, 09:00 PM
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Hi duke,
still not following that 'nor' (L7)
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and tacked a weary course to claw ahead–
I'll not pretend I never steered right close / I'll not dare claim I never ...
to doing wrong, in port or lady's bed
but I'm no sneak thief, no sir. Met a few
me and the boys, gave all their kind their due,
we fought for what we thought was right and fit
offered quarter to them as asked for it.
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tonight, you'll hear no tremor in my breath
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(anything a bit more nautical than 'doing wrong'? reefs or shoals or somesuch?)
Best, Knot
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