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From the smell of it, there were a lot more dead fish on board Perhaps they were down below If that was the worst she found then she would count herself fortunate Thinking of Pryde's cellar, she knew she could find a lot worse on the boat

She took a few deep breaths before she went into the cabin She saw a tiny roo the cliffs There was also a steering wheel and other equipe This here they drove the boat She didn't see any sign of anyone having been on the bridge

A stairway led down into the boat She wished for the lantern as she descended into the darkness As she had in the forest during the storm, she had to ith her arms out to feel around She felt a door handle and turned it

She couldn't see any better inside the rooht caht like the lantern The light revealed a tiny bedroom with a pair of bunks and a desk Sae picture of an almost-naked woman on one wall A man had obviously occupied this roon of anyone

"Hello?" she called out "Is anyone here?"

She didn't get any answer, not that she expected one The crew of the boat ht have been carried overboard by the waves Or they could all be dead She tried not to dwell on this possibility as she continued her search

She found tworoon of life was a dirty bowl in the sink of the dining room Someone had been aboard this boat at least "Hello?" she called out again, but still didn't get an answer

At the end of the corridor she found a metal door siht to get the door open As soon as she did, she s on fire, though

Sa heavy She tu face-first on the floor For a athered her wits and felt around with her hands She touched soainst coarse hairs, like those on an ar She had found someone!

Samantha shook the liht be unconscious-or dead She forced herself to keep froot to her feet and then backed up until she touched the wall She felt around for another light switch After a few ht came on