Pirate Tale in New York Aboard the Hook
In mid eighteenth century New York Robert Ormbered relates to Peter Corlaer as Darby McGraw unveils a pirate plot aboard the Hook. An old sea captain flees a chase by Captain Rip-Rap while Robert discovers his Jacobite grand uncle Andrew Murray commands the Royal Jamen. Murray vows to seize Robert. A one legged sailor and a Spanish frigate girl appear as Murray visits the Ormerod home with plans to abduct Robert. Blind sailor Pew unsettles Robert despite his instinctive fear.
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New York
Robert Ormbrod
Tefla
Peter Corlaer
Darby McGraw
Rip-Rap
Ormerod
Robert
Andrew Murray
Murray
Darby
John Silver
Colonel O'Donnell
Ormerod House
Pew
Trust and treachery aboard the Walrus
In a tense sea scene Murray tests his plan as Silver and Long John spot ships. The captain assigns tasks and monitors crew loyalties, weighing how trust shapes mutinous or loyal forces aboard the Walrus while plotting a risky escape with multiple factors at play.
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Robert
Murray
Silver
Pondicherry
Long John
Leeward
Bones
Pirates of the Royal James Meet Captain Flint Aboard
Murray brings his grand nephew Robert and Peter Cortaer to the Royal James to parley with Captain Flint aboard. The crew, including Bones Couveau Martin and Saunders, line the deck as Murray asserts control and introduces Ormerod and Gunn aboard. Flint, wary and defiant, faces Murray while tensions with the Walrus crew simmer and an ominous disappearance plot looms.
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Flint
Bones
Murray
John Silver
Gunn
Qualities of Magnet Explained by Science
The coast and geodetic survey explains two kinds of magnetism in a magnet. A suspended magnet aligns with Earth's magnetism, its north-seeking end pointing northerly. Like poles repel and unlike poles attract, confirming Earth as a permanent magnet with opposite pole interactions.
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The
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Ice for the Romans and Halti’s electrical use
Ice for the Romans evokes a grand building with a notable frieze. A companion notes it may be an ancient cold storage plant. The text states more than ninety percent of Halti’s 2,000,000 residents use no electrical household appliances.
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Halti
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