I was on board a white ship on the ocean. The captain of the ship was a young fellow (probably in his late 20s) and this was his first time to captain a ship. He called all the crew together in an inner chamber of the ship to talk with us. There were probably 50 crew members, and I sensed much doubt among them about the captain's ability. While we were gathered here, I heard a sound coming from outside. I immediately became concerned that the sound might be coming from a pirate ship which was going to attack us. I raced out to the deck, looking in all directions, trying to find the source of the sound.

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All crew members were on deck. One of the crew was going to be punished for a crime. I was unsure how he was to be punished, but I thought he was going to be thrown overboard. He was wearing quite a bit of silver jewelry, and I began pulling it off him. He had on silver earrings which I ripped from his ears. He also had a ring in his nose which I ripped out. I wasn't concerned with any pain I might be causing him. I turned to his hands. Each finger had several silver rings on it and I began pulling them off.

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Commotion had broken out on the ship. I quickly discovered the reason. We were approaching shore, where I could see a large tent with the word "Paradise" on it. I realized it was bar for sailors. Many sailors from other ships were crowding around it.

I wondered if there were prostitutes in the bar. And I wondered if sailors went back to the same prostitute time after time when they reached a certain port. It would probably always be best to pay the prostitute what she asked, so she would remember me favorably when I returned.

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