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"What? Siggy, too? I-I’m actually somewhat embarrassed by this inforet to the roof of the gray shack so we could escape fros I never thought I’d tell you--ere so scared you’d co on you We didn’t knohat you’d do to us"

Florence chuckled "Well in that case, I’lad I could be of some use"

By the time they reached the rocks where the pirate ship rested, Alex had scrarabbed on to a boulder, found a foothold, and pulled herself up out of the water, finding a place to perch on the rocks that had split the pirate ship

Alex stood on Florence’s shoulders, reached for the ship, and peered over the railing There wasn’tthere, attached to the ship at one end He reached out for one, grabbed it, and cli the inside of the ship to a spot where Florence could take it He handed off the rope to her She quickly wound it around the htly They did the same on the other side

"There," Florence said "Now the two pieces are connected"

Alex scraain Once settled, he leaned out and touched the side of the ship "I can see some of our water containers tied up," Alex said, relieved "Let’s get this ship on shore"

"Sounds good"

"Are you ready?" he asked He took a deep breath

"Whenever you are, but take your time There’s no need to rush Focus on that open spot on the beach"

"I know" He realized all too well that if the ship didn’t transport properly, they could end up with nothing but an unfixable ravity of the situation, he shoved the fear aside and rehts from his mind He focused intently on the open space on land He made sure he had his hand firmly placed on the ship’s side, and then, in an intense whisper, he said, "Transport"

Both halves of the ship vanished

Florence and Alex whipped their heads around to scan the shore An instant later the battered vessel appeared alht, and nearly perfectly placed Seawater gushed out of it onto the sand