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When the Pearl was lost?
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Taken, not lost.
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We were off the coast of Hispaniola when we came under attack.
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No provocation nor warning nor offer of parley.
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We were peppered with cannon fire.
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And then the sea beneath the Pearl began to roil.
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The Pearl was pitching and yawing violently.
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Every plank, every rail,
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every spar, all at once, began to creak.
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The rigging had come to life.
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Our own ship turned against us...
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...tangling the crew, wrapping around 'em like snakes.