‭ he‬‭water‬‭poured‬‭from‬‭the‬‭leeches‬‭in‬‭the‬‭walls‬‭and‬‭the‬‭whole‬‭corridor‬‭made‬‭a‬‭loud‬‭rumble‬

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‭as‬‭they‬‭crumbled.‬‭The‬‭whole‬‭structure‬‭of‬‭the‬‭ship‬‭was‬‭colliding.‬‭The‬‭dark‬‭sky‬‭had‬‭no‬‭moon‬
‭and‬‭was‬‭full‬‭of‬‭clouds,‬‭and‬‭I‬‭was‬‭beginning‬‭to‬‭feel‬‭scared.‬‭The‬‭hollow‬‭downside‬‭of‬‭the‬‭ship‬
‭had‬‭a‬‭hole‬‭in‬‭it‬‭and‬‭water‬‭came‬‭in‬‭rapidly,‬‭causing‬‭it‬‭to‬‭sink‬‭slowly.‬‭The‬‭fragile‬‭structure‬‭of‬
‭the‬‭ship‬‭was‬‭slowly‬‭sinking‬‭into‬‭the‬‭water.‬ ‭My‬‭face‬‭was‬‭pale‬‭,‬‭because‬‭I‬‭knew‬‭that‬‭I‬‭would,‬
‭too,‬‭be‬‭carried‬‭away‬‭and‬‭fall‬‭into‬‭the‬‭dark‬‭waters‬‭in‬‭no‬‭time.‬‭I‬‭had‬‭no‬‭hopes‬‭for‬‭survival.‬‭The‬
‭whole‬‭surface‬‭of‬‭the‬‭ship‬‭was‬‭damp‬‭,‬‭and‬‭the‬‭water‬‭was‬‭ice-cold‬‭.‬‭There‬‭was‬‭water‬‭all‬‭over‬
‭the‬ ‭floor,‬ ‭so‬ ‭it‬ ‭was‬ ‭as‬ ‭slippery‬ ‭as‬ ‭melted‬ ‭butter.‬ ‭The‬ ‭smoky‬ ‭scent‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬‭ship's‬‭chimneys‬
‭made‬‭me‬‭cough.‬‭It‬‭was‬‭useless‬‭to‬‭keep‬‭them‬‭on,‬‭considering‬‭they‬‭were‬‭of‬‭no‬‭use.‬‭That‬‭ship‬
‭would‬‭never‬‭sail‬‭again.‬‭Due‬‭to‬‭the‬‭humidity,‬‭the‬‭wooden‬‭floor‬‭has‬‭become‬‭lumpy‬‭,‬‭making‬‭it‬
‭even‬‭more‬‭difficult‬‭to‬‭walk‬‭without‬‭tripping.‬‭The‬‭knotted‬‭ropes‬‭that‬‭hold‬‭the‬‭mast‬‭unleashed‬
‭one‬ ‭by‬ ‭one,‬ ‭and‬ ‭the‬ ‭mast‬ ‭that‬ ‭used‬ ‭to‬ ‭be‬ ‭erect‬ ‭was‬ ‭about‬ ‭to‬‭fall.‬‭I‬‭looked‬‭at‬‭the‬‭narrow‬
‭corridors,‬ ‭completely‬ ‭flooded‬ ‭as‬ ‭the‬ ‭flickering‬ ‭lights‬ ‭faded.‬ ‭The‬ ‭wood‬ ‭from‬ ‭the‬ ‭deck‬ ‭was‬
‭burning‬ ‭due‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭effect‬ ‭of‬ ‭a‬ ‭strike‬ ‭of‬ ‭lightning.‬ ‭Nothing‬ ‭about‬‭the‬‭vehicle’s‬‭structure‬‭felt‬
‭solid‬‭,‬‭it‬‭felt‬‭like‬‭it‬‭was‬‭about‬‭to‬‭crumble‬‭and‬‭collapse‬‭in‬‭an‬‭instant.‬‭I‬‭could‬‭not‬‭see‬‭any‬‭other‬
‭members‬‭of‬‭the‬‭crew.‬‭I‬‭was‬‭by‬‭myself,‬‭in‬‭that‬‭rusty‬‭ship,‬‭completely‬‭abandoned.‬‭There‬‭was‬
‭nothing I could do.‬