The Dark Shape of a Ship

The air is invigorating compared to the heavy stillness within the trees. A sea breeze rumbles your clothing and evaporates some of the moisture on your skin, cooling you pleasantly. Sometimes a gust of wind picks up some of the loose sand, creating miniature dunes along a small berm between the forest and the shore. Even from your vantage point, you can see the deeper water churning and rolling. Before long, you're close enough to the dark shape to note some of the details. It appears to be a large, old-fashioned wooden sailing ship, beached here for some time. The ship is resting at an odd angle, tipped to one side.

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