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We Have The Gold A door to the bunks swings open, banging against the doorframe and Captain Jack steps onto the deck. All men stand at attention, some barely suppressing their blackened smiles as they wait for him to speak. "Crew!" Shouts Captain Jack through alcohol soaked breath. The sailors and pirates that make up his ill begotten ragtag crew, hang on this one word, waiting for their next orders...how they will proceed from here. �We have the GOLD!� Captain Jack raises his fist with this exclamation and the crew shouts their approval. For they do, indeed, have the gold. His Majesty�s Royal Navy did not pursue the Black Pearl out of Port Royal for a full three days. Plenty of time to return to the cave of riches on the hidden Isle De La Muerta and empty it�s bowels of every treasure save the cursed aztec gold. Now that the booty has been divided, equal shares for all crew regardless of sex or race and 4 shares for the captain, so he can pay for maintenance of the ship and the enlist price for additional crewmen, should new hands need to be hired. �We arrive in Cayo Hueso tomorrow at dawn." Captain Jack eyes the surly mob in front of him. �Most of you will want to de embark there, take your fortunes north and make and life for yourselves in the colonies.� Nods all around and grunts of agreement as the crew contemplate whether the Americas are really the best place to retire from their lives of crime. �I need a show of hands. Who is staying?� |