That is why they are so little known and never explored. During the day, when a Chilean cruiser nosed around uncomfortably close, the little sloop would be hugged under the lee of one of the islands, sail lowered and anchor dropped.

The sharp-toothed cog tore his shirt when he brushed against it while installing it.

I don't know, he had said and sighed, Devdas style: I don't know, Everyone wants to be a Devdas, at least for a while — or perhaps only for a while. Tragic hero.

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