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Re: IOM: Lew's Journal
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Thu, 11 Oct 2001 02:09:27 GMT
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In lugnet.castle.org.cw, Leah Cardaci writes:
> Hey everyone. :-)
>
> My characters are currently sailing towards the Isle of Mist(1). In order to
> update you all on their progress I'm posting part of Prince Lewllyn's
> journal. A new entry will be added daily until the time they reach the isle.
>
> -------> Excerpt for the first three days of travel:
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> Entry One:
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> We set sail in the chilly dawn. By now Skyllar, my home, is out of sight. I
> have to keep reminding myself this is real. I never believed we would
> actually be able to leave, even the rough fearless sailors that live on the
> coast stay on land this time of year. Yet we were able to make it through
> the Dragon’s Teeth without seeing a single cloud. I begin to feel we were
> fated to go on this voyage. The Isle of Mist awaits us.
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> Entry Two:
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> Another fine day. We passed by several large islands today. Some of them
> were clearly inhabited, as we could see other ships surrounding them. As I
> write this the tiny lights of a far off island can be seen shining through
> my cabin’s window. I realized something: all of the borders we considered
> unwavering have faded away. The simple and familiar world we knew is gone.
> We will have to find our place in this new world.
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> Entry Three:
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> The waters have grown rough today the motion of the boat is beginning to
> affect all of us except the captain and crew. I always considered ships to
> be a romantic way to travel. It was forbidden to us for so long. It was the
> legendary and exotic way that Octavium’s founders arrived. That sentiment
> has quickly faded in the drab, nauseous reality of today. Krays tells me we
> should arrive at the isle in about four days.
Entry Four:
This voyage has suddenly become monotonous. I had thought that the journey
by sea would be a grand adventure, but it seems that nothing interesting has
happened today. Nothing much, just the experience I wanted to have all my
life. Now I am anxious for the true exploration to begin. Will we ever reach
the isle?
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> -------> End of excerpt.
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> 1. http://www.geocities.com/cw_isleofmist/index.html
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> -L
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| Lew's group has arrived at N:0 W:6. I've put all of the journal entries for the journey up on one page. It's at: (URL) Also, due to Geocities new data transfer policy I've moved my site. The new location is: (URL) There's no real updates, just a (...) (25 years ago, 19-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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| Hey everyone. :-) My characters are currently sailing towards the Isle of Mist(1). In order to update you all on their progress I'm posting part of Prince Lewllyn's journal. A new entry will be added daily until the time they reach the isle. (...) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-01, to lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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