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And as the pirate led us through the corridor of the ship, we marveled at what that kind of magic could build.

A new ship with even elegant scribbles carved in the wooden beams, and only when that pirate of medium height has stopped in front of a door, he has shared a quick look with us, and with a gesture he has made us understand that we could enter, and entered, he has given us the key.

As for the whole ship, when we entered it, we were shocked, as beautiful as it was.
And it was not what we had imagined. But it was one of the cabins on the quarterdeck, and the view through that square window was one of the most stunning we had seen up to that moment.

We approached it, and for a few minutes we stayed to stare at the waves that crashed against the side of the ship.

Luke hugged me from behind as the ship slowly continued its journey eastward.
It was only when our eyes met that the question we had silently asked ourselves on the deck came out spontaneously.

“What did the captain discover?” We looked at each other, still with this question on our faces.
Only time would tell us.
When we have come back to see the sea, Luke has held me tight and in a whisper has suggested us to lean ourselves on that bed in front of the window.

With delicacy he took my hand and led me to the bed, helping me to lean on the mattress.
Just take off this magical aura that the ship had enveloped everyone, we have realized that it was affected to some bigger waves, but it was able to overcome them with ease, but some shake has taken it.

As Al had suggested, we had to rest, but just to think again about his words, I looked at Luke with another thought that has knocked his mind as soon as he realized my concern.
He held his breath, and when his eyes met mine, he didn’t say a word, just nodded.

Immediately he understood that if we had closed our eyes we would have been catapulted to our real dimension and we would have to wait another seven hours to return to the point where we were now.
“We are going to admire this beautiful scenario, and we are going to cuddle from the sound of the sea,” he told me, reassuring me, looking directly into my eyes, smiling and inviting me to embrace him.

I held my breath and gently dove into his chest, and only when his arms embraced me did all my fears disappear.
And so we began to relax, letting the mind go. We have closed our eyes for a few minutes, but we were always careful not to fall asleep, even though it was really hard with all the pirates on deck, walking over our heads and shouting something only they could understand.

Through the window we have been able to see the trace that the ship has left behind of it, and it was a slow show that has fascinated us.
But it wasn’t until the evening, when the ship was still sailing, that something happened and the pirates on deck didn’t know what to do.

Someone rang the warning bell, and even the pirates below deck went to see what was happening.
We had heard the bell, but we stayed in the cabin. We could hear the chatting over our heads, but when we heard the voice of Big Joe to call us, we have shared a quick look, and without waiting that someone knocked our door, we have come out and in haste we have reached the deck.

We were about to ask, “What’s going on?” when suddenly we heard no more that light, rough sound of the ship on the sea, but a light silence, and a light pressure over our heads, and we saw the ship take flight, while the moon came nearer and nearer.”
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