Both men panicked and scrabbled at their damaged raft, trying to lifttheir lower bodies clear of the water. They groaned and muttered but followed his lead. He stood up. Twice Hal was sure that he recognized the Buzzard's voice but they hadno further sight of him.
Cumbrae seized oneof the lanterns and led his men at a run down into the officers quarters in the stern. Daniel, don't kill the fool. The under flared at the third stroke of the steel on theflint, and he lit the candle stub and held it high. Aboli's weapon roareddeafeningly, but the beast was a blur of movement so swift, in thesmoke and the darkness, that it cheated the eye.
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