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"My brothers," said Palin, "it appears we are bound on a
voyage in search of the legendary lost Graygem of
Gargath."
"Not 'in search of'," Dougan corrected. "I have found it!
We are on a quest to end all quests! We're going to
RECOVER the Graygem and - Ahoy, lads, look out."
Casting an uneasy glance behind him, Dougan threw
himself down on the deck.
"Here comes the sail," he grunted.
CHAPTER THREE
The Miracle
The gnomish sailing vessel was a true technological
wonder. (The wonder being, as Sturm said, that it managed
to stay afloat, much less actually sail!) Years in design
(longer years in committee), and centuries of craftsmanship
later, the gnome ship was the terror of the high seas. (This
was quite true. Most ships fled in terror at the sight of the
gnome flag - a golden screw on a field of puce - but this
was because the steam-generating boilers had an
unfortunate habit of exploding. The gnomes claimed to
have once attacked and sunk a minotaur pirate ship. The
truth of the matter was that the minotaurs, rendered helpless
by laughter, negligently allowed their ship to drift too close
to the gnomes who, in panic, released the pressurized air
stored in casks used to steer the vessel
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