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“Let’s hope it’s deserted,” Ga aboard”

Paul looked around It really felt as if they’d ht Just a foliage-covered mound in the ht in the Sargasso Sea”

“Except that this isn’t seaweed,” Gamay said

“The fact that she’s still afloat tells h she’s riding awfully low in the water”

Paul thought so as well “I wonder if all this vegetation is weighing her down”

“Possibly,” Elena said “Considering the thickness of the vegetation and the soil, it’s probablywaves while we’re on board If she starts to roll, she’ll alo over”

To Paul, the discovery of the ship was a bolt of adrenaline He wanted to knohat ship it was and where it had coe and shouted down to Duke “Throw up the paddles I think we can use them”

Duke pulled the FRC’s eency paddles froht the one for himself

“What are we supposed to do with these,” Gamay asked, “row this ship back to civilization?”

“That is not a paddle,” Paul explained, “it’s a shovel And we are not going to roe’re going to dig If this ship is watertight, that suggests all the oing to find a hatch and go inside”

“And I can’t get you to rake the leaves at home,” Gamay said

“Not as much fun”

“I like it,” Elena said

“See?” Paul said

“You’re supposed to be on my side,” Gamay told Elena “Girl power, remember?”