1. Night Wind to Bahia
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... away from the seaside. He trudged on to the next cove and the one after. The shoreline gradually narrowed, forcing him to step inside the encroaching foam to maintain his progress southward. Outcroppings ...

2. The Forth Contention
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... never to be discovered. They could spend a year inside, if necessary, secure from their enemies with a few trusted slaves to serve them. I thought it to be only a bedtime story, until now.” William gazed ...

3. Message of the Pendant
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... of the drawers. He reached inside and picked up a ledger. "Wait a moment. Here's something else." Charles' eyes darted toward the window, knowing that Black lay outside, unconscious and ...