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  • Treasure Island: Part VI.2 – The Endening

    Map Time! I probably should have included this earlier for reference, but hey, it’s here now! XXXI THE TREASURE HUNT – FLINT’S POINTER Silver leads the pirates back to the campfire, which is a blazing giant bonfire just now cool enough to approach. They cooked like half the stores they had left, and while they… Read more

  • Treasure Island: Part VI.1

    PART VI CAPTAIN SILVER XXVIII IN THE ENEMY’S CAMP Before he can escape from this wretched hive of scum and villainy, Jim is grabbed and held firm in the corner. Long John sits him down and lights his pipe, because it will take a while to talk, owing the the necessary addition of pirate jargon.… Read more

  • Treasure Island: Part V

    PART V MY SEA ADVENTURE XXII HOW MY SEA ADVENTURE BEGAN Of the three wounded (a mutineer, Hunter, and Smollett) only Smollet survived his wounds, but he is pretty much out for the count with a broken collarbone, pierced lung, and torn calf muscle from two separate musket shots. Doc Livesey says he is not… Read more

  • Treasure Island Part IV.2

    XIX NARRATIVE RESUMED BY JIM HAWKINS: THE GARRISON IN THE STOCKADE Jim and his new buddy Ben Gunn arrive at the stockade and debate the merits of making their presence known. It could be Jim’s friends, but on the other hand, it could be pirates. Ben assures Jim that the place is not full of… Read more

  • Treasure Island Part IV.1

    PART IV THE STOCKADE XVI NARRATIVE CONTINUED BY THE DOCTOR: HOW THE SHIP WAS ABANDONED The pirates skedaddled ashore and left six men aboard to foil any attempt by our heroes to run away. The doctor, squire, and captain are all chillin, breathing in the fresh smell of rot and fever (mmmmm mmm good) and… Read more