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Episode 87: Thank God I Have Done My Duty

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The Triumph of Admiral Gravena

Admiral Gravena had been hit by Canister Fire, the equivalent of a shotgun blast from a massive cannon. His left arm was totally shattered, shot through in several places. He managed to gather together ten ships, nearly a quarter of the whole combined fleet and sail for Caddis. The architect of this stunning blow, Lord Horatio Nelson, was not present to witness his triumph - he was still alive but only barely. With his spinal cord severed, Nelson could not feel the lower half of his body. But when surgeons could do little more than rub his chest, which seemed to relieve some of the pain. Then, Nelson uttered the famous words, quote, kiss me

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