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Message: <blockquote data-quote="der_kluge" data-source="post: 2452029" data-attributes="member: 945">"Dear Journal, The sailors here tell me that this passage takes a fortnight to complete. That was way longer than I had expected it to take. If you look on a map, it doesn't seem to be nearly that far to Innismere. I guess they take a southern route, since there aren't any large trading cities on the western shore of Innismere. Apparently they sail south, around the cape, and usually head to Devonshire, on Brinnismor/ I hear Devonshire is a large city, as large or larger than Hampton's Gate. I would very much like to see that, but I'll not be going there. My father will expect that, since that's where this vessel is ultimately headed. I'm going to try to throw him a curveball, and head to points inland on Innismere instead - dragons be damned!The sailors are generally pleasant folks. They work really hard tending to the ship. They clean it constantly. They say the sea water really does a number on it otherwise. One young guy named Terry even played a game of cards with me last night. I think he's a little worried about me, but I dare not tell him who I am, or why I am here.I've not left the sleeping quarters except to go to the galley when they serve the meal. I've just tried to keep out of everyone's way. The first night was a little interesting. Most of the sailors sleep in the nude. I can certainly see why. This heat and humidity makes it hard to sleep, but I certainly wasn't used to seeing a bunch of grown naked men walking around. It was quite a sight! It didn't seem to phase them in the least.All this rocking back and forth is making me sick as well. You'd think with my father having such close ties to these ships, I'd be ok on a ship, but I've not traveled that much. Just the occasional social gathering. I've never tried sleeping on a boat before. That's a totally different kind of experience altogether.I'm sure it's a matter of time before my parents accost Emily, and try to get them to tell them where I was headed. Hopefully she won't buckle under the pressure. Maybe they won't think to ask her. I can certainly trust her to not tell them. I'm going to miss Emily. I had wished that she came with me, but I know that her dreams lie elsewhere. Perhaps I'll see here again some day.I'm certain at this point my family realizes that I'm gone. Maybe this will teach them a lesson. I hate doing this, but they don't leave me any choice." - "Thomas" <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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