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    <body><![CDATA[There were some redeeming bits of information in this book but I guess I was hoping for more swashbuckling pirate ladies and fewer pining wives ashore. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Eh. Could have been a lot more interesting. Not really worth the time.]]></body>
    
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