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Panel 1 [Close up of Josué grinning and circling his temple with his finger]

JOSUÉ:
Definitely too much salt water.

Panel 2 [Ezra looking slightly angry at Josué]

EZRA:
You asked. I didn't piss on your chickens.

Panel 3 [Josue sits up a bit exasperated, slinging one hand over Ezra's shoulder. Ezra is looking off to the side, still frowning.

JOSUÉ:
Don't get sour. What does it matter? It's all just dreaming anyway. Two hours’ time and we'll be back to whaling til it kills us.

Panel 4 [Shot from behind of the pair of them sitting on the hill, overlooking the town below, Ezra speaking.]

EZRA:
It won't kill any of us if I can help it.
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Page 175
Posted on January 14, 2026 by Silas

So concludes a conversation, and some once held hopes.

4 thoughts on “Page 175”

  1. leslie

    that last line doesn’t make them sound doomed by the narrative at all… really enjoyed the update!

  2. draconicrose

    Big if there buddy 🙁

  3. Scolopendra

    Hm. I wonder what the attrition rate generally was on whalers.

    1. Silas

      Incredibly high! At the industry’s peak it wasn’t uncommon for whaleships to lose 1/3rd to 2/3rds of the original crew by the end of the voyage. That’s also accounting for death, injury, and sickness, but desertion made up the bulk of crew turnover.

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