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<blockquote data-quote="hafrogman" data-source="post: 5358478" data-attributes="member: 8858">Owen nods enthusiastically.&quot;That does sound interesting, and potentially very useful.&nbsp; When I was just a lad, my father told me a tale of his time as a boatswain on a tradeship, when they were caught in a terrible storm out on the shifting seas.&nbsp; The winds whipped them around on the waves, tossing the boat like a leaf caught in a hurricane.&nbsp; They weathered the worse, but even after the seas calmed they found themselves in dire straits.&nbsp; The clouds rode high, obscuring the skies, and they had been blown far off course.&nbsp; They drifted, lost on the seas for days before one keen-eyed lookout spotted their salvation.&nbsp; A single gull, winging his way over the water.&nbsp; They followed that bird to land, and found their bearings once more.&nbsp; But if that bird hadn't been spotted, they might have sailed in entirely the wrong direction.&nbsp; Perhaps your research could produce a device that would allow ships to navigate as the tern does, then they would not have to rely upon luck when lost at sea.&quot;He pauses to take a drink from his mug, and the dryness in his throat makes him realizes how much he was rambling.&quot;My apologies, I do often go on so.&nbsp; So, your research.&nbsp; What brings you here?&nbsp; Are you seeking something specific, or just widening your horizons, much as myself?&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hafrogman, post: 5358478, member: 8858"] Owen nods enthusiastically. [COLOR="YellowGreen"]"That does sound interesting, and potentially very useful. When I was just a lad, my father told me a tale of his time as a boatswain on a tradeship, when they were caught in a terrible storm out on the shifting seas. The winds whipped them around on the waves, tossing the boat like a leaf caught in a hurricane. They weathered the worse, but even after the seas calmed they found themselves in dire straits. The clouds rode high, obscuring the skies, and they had been blown far off course. They drifted, lost on the seas for days before one keen-eyed lookout spotted their salvation. A single gull, winging his way over the water. They followed that bird to land, and found their bearings once more. But if that bird hadn't been spotted, they might have sailed in entirely the wrong direction. Perhaps your research could produce a device that would allow ships to navigate as the tern does, then they would not have to rely upon luck when lost at sea."[/COLOR] He pauses to take a drink from his mug, and the dryness in his throat makes him realizes how much he was rambling. [COLOR="yellowgreen"]"My apologies, I do often go on so. So, your research. What brings you here? Are you seeking something specific, or just widening your horizons, much as myself?"[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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