arr! he be needin’ a sturdy mug o’ ale and a double crossin’ mate to parlay with and exchange coin to aid in exactin’ his revenge!

not clear how it gets to the last paragraph. maybe i am stupid, but i’m not connecting the dots.

Mark, I left that unclear intentionally, to let people fill in their own way he escaped that predicament. And elsha, only Ale when the rums gone. Speaking of which, why is the rum gone? The rums always gone

@Ghost: That’s a good question. A very good question indeed.
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