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aaaSOTA08PirateCaptainJournal † 
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<font face=5>Entry 1<br>
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Blast the Imperial Legion; "work" is near impossible to get done with those damn Guards hanging around at every turn...you'd think robbing a rich man that walked down the street flaunting his wealth would be simple enough...<br>
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"Halt! Criminal!"...by the GOD'S I am sick of listening to that again and again...I think I've really done it this time though; the Legion hasn't stopped looking for me the past three days...hopefully they won't check this cave on the island...I hear them go by a few times, but I simply growl like a vicious animal and they think twice about entering...<br>
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...the biggest problem is living off this fungus that tastes like old feet...smells twice as bad too...<br>
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Entry 2<br>
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Well, it's been two days since I've seen a Guard, so I ventured out into the sunlight once more...my eyes certainly didn't thank me for that...instead of immediately going back to my life as a pickpocket, I decided to go for a little walk...I mulled over my life while listening to the gentle sound of ships swaying in the wake of the Imperial City Waterfront...<br>
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And it hit me...why am I wasting my life on such tiny prizes like necklaces and rings when I could just as easily be drowning in spoils, and with no Imperial Legion to bother me either?!<br>
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These people that lift crates off ships, put crates back ON ships...they have no idea how simple it would be to just take over the ship, sail it somewhere secluded, dump the bodies of the crew, and make away with everything on board...I think I'm definitely onto something...<br>
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Entry 3<br>
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Under the veil of darkness- <font face=1>(This has been hastily scrawled out) <font face=5>-what am I, a poet? It got dark, I picked up my weapon, I got to work...I just climbed aboard the ship at night, thankfully getting past a Guard that was too involved in the tankard of ale he was drinking to even notice the gold I stole from his pocket on my way onto the ship...<br>
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I laid low for a while, and by morning, the ship had set sail...I made sure we were clear of the city limits, and then got to work...these crew members, all green to the core...a simple tap on the shoulder and a slit of the throat, and they were all fish food...I sailed the ship into a small cove just south of Leyawiin and started unloading the loot...and, to top it off, I have my own ship now...but I can't sail this big thing around by myself...I'll have to start looking for a crew of my own...<br>
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Entry 4<br>
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I made sure there were no markings left on the ship to identify it, and sailed into Leyawiin to look for a crew...my word the pickings are slim...but, I suppose I was lucky enough to turn up on a night when the local bar was full of rowdy men...they'll take some training...but they'll do...<br>
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Entry 5<br>
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I trained them up at the cove I hide my loot at, and it was very slow to begin with...I'm amazed they didn't wind up killing each other when I finally game them their swords...wouldn't know which end to hold, I swear...but, the itch to rob again is greater than ever, and I think it's time we pulled our first job...<br>
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Entry 6<br>
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Success! Aha! It was even more simple than I had ever imagined! Sure, there wasn't much to steal, mostly cloth and costume jewelry, but the crew gave up easily (not that it mattered; we killed them anyway)...to top it off, we sold the ship as scrap wood, and made quite a bit of coin...<br>
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Entry 7<br>
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It's been two days, and we've decided that it's time again to take another shipment for ourselves...thankfully, in this time, the crew's abilities have somewhat sharpened, which can only be an improvement...we leave at sundown...<br>
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<font face=5>Entry 8<br>
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Damn those stupid imbeciles! Why did I ever trust them with a pointed object?!<br>
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Everything was going fine, then that stupid Palius went and decided to kill one of the crew members ahead of time...only that while he was slashing away, the stupid bastard got me in the eye with his sword! Yes, well...he got my eye...I got his heart...<br>
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Entry 9<br>
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I've had to halt our little "enterprise" to get to grips with being half blind...using a sword is not as simple as it once was...although, among the assorted glass loot of our last ship, I found myself a behemoth of a weapon...a Glass Warhammer...it has amazing force, and such grace as it whips through the air, destroying everything in it's path...perhaps I'm not a swordsman anymore...besides...it's easier to use with only one eye...point and swing...what could be so difficult?<br>
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Entry 10<br>
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Well, I've grown confident with my new weapon, and I feel it's about time we got back to work...the men have become restless...my sources tell me of a Cargo Liner heading for Elsweyr...they never told me what was on it...but I bet that it will be easy pickings, seeing as barely any crew member will dare to sail these waters while I am around...it's time for us to go to work...
訳文 †
<font face=5>第1項<br>
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畜生、軍団め。いつもあのふざけた衛兵どものせいで「仕事」をやり遂げることが出来やしない…。通りを歩くいかにもな金持ちを襲うことぐらい楽勝だと素人は考えてるようだがな…。<br>
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「止まれ！犯罪者！」神サマにかけて、この言葉を聞くのはウンザリだ…。あの時はやったと思ったのに。この3日間奴らは俺を探してる…。なんとかこの島の洞窟は調べるつもりはないようだが。数回奴らがここに入ろうとする音は聞いたが、猛獣の鳴き声の真似をしたら奴らは入ってこようとはしなかった。<br>
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問題はこのジジイの足みたいな最悪な味の、臭いに至っちゃそれの2倍は酷いキノコを食って生きていかなきゃならないことだ…。<br>
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第2項<br>
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衛兵を最後に見てから2日が経った。だから俺はもう一度陽の光を浴びに外に出た…別に陽の光を見たからといって俺の目は喜ぶわけでもなく、俺は再びスリとしての人生を送ることに決め歩き出した…。俺はずっと帝都のWaterfrontで優しい船の波音を聞きながら過ごしてきた。<br>
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そして気づいた…。どうして俺はこんな大した金にならないネックレスや指輪のために人生を無駄にしてるんだろうと。軍団兵に煩わされることもなく簡単に大量の略奪品を得られる方法があるというのに！<br>
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この船の水夫は木箱を船の中に置くんだ…。奴らは船を乗っ取って人気のない場所へと航海して死体を処理し、積荷ごと逃げるのがどんなに楽かわかっちゃいねえ…。上手くいくに違いないさ…。<br>
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第3項<br>
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―闇の帳の中で<font face=1>(ここは早い筆跡で書かれている)<font face=5>何だい俺は、詩人か？―辺りは暗くなって、俺は武器を持ち仕事をした…。夜に船に上がりこんだ。ありがたい事に船に行く途中、タンカードに注がれたエールに夢中の衛兵から気づかれずに金をスることもできた…。<br>
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俺は朝になって船が出航するまで身を屈めた…。帝都の外に出たことを確かめて、俺は仕事にかかった…。船員は未熟者ばかりだった…。肩を叩いて喉を切り裂き、魚の餌にするのにそう手間はかからなかった…。俺はLeyawiin南の小さな入り江に船を進め、獲物を下ろし始めた…。そしてついに、俺は自分の船を持つことができた…。だが俺一人じゃこんなデカイ代物は扱えやしない…。船員を見つけなきゃならないな…。<br>
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船に本来の持ち主が分かるような印がないことを確認して、俺はLeyawiinへと船員を探しに出港した…。俺の獲物の約束はわずかだったが…、ありがたい事はその夜酒場は男たちで騒々しかったことだ…。奴には訓練が必要だが…、やってくれるさ…。<br>
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第5項<br>
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俺は獲物を隠している入江で新たな仲間を鍛え始めた。最初は動きは鈍いもんだった…。俺が真剣で試合をさせても結局誰も一人も殺せなかった…。奴ら剣のどっちの端を持てばいいのかすらわかっちゃいねえ…。だがまた盗みへの思いは強くなっている…。もうすぐ俺たちの初仕事だ…。<br>
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第6項<br>
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やったぜ！成功だ！想像してたよりもはるかに楽なもんだ！確かにそんなにいっぱい盗れたわけじゃねえし、ほとんどは布や大したことねえ宝石だが、乗組員達はさっさと降服したし(まあ、どっちにしろそいつらは殺したがな)、船を木材として売っぱらって多少の足しにもなった…。<br>
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第7項<br>
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あれから2日経って、俺たちは新たな獲物を探すことにした…。もう船員たちの腕前もいくらか上達はした、それだけだがな…。俺たちは日没に出港した…。<br>
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あのバカどもが！どうして俺はあんな奴らに刃物なんか持たせたんだ！？<br>
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全てはうまくいっていた、あのバカなPaliusが予定よりも早く乗組員を殺し始める前まではな…。その時あいつは手を滑らせて俺の目を斬りやがったんだ！まあ…、奴は俺の目を仕留めたが…、俺は奴の心臓を仕留めてやったさ…。<br>
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第9項<br>
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俺は片目がなくなったことに慣れるために小さな「エンタープライズ号」を泊めた…。剣を使うことすら前みたいに簡単に行きやしない…。だが最後襲った大量のガラス製品が積まれた船で俺はとんでもない武器を見つけた…、Glass Warhammer…。素晴らしく強力で、振り下ろす軌跡は優雅で、全てを打ち砕く…。もしかしたらもう俺は剣士をやめたほうがいいのかもしれない…。それに…、一つ目になってもハンマーを振ることはそう難しくない…。<br>
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第10項<br>
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ああ、新しい武器に俺は満足してる。それにそろそろ仕事に戻る時期だ…。船員たちは不満が溜まってきてる…。情報筋によるとCargo LinerがElsweyrに向かってるそうだ…。奴らは何が載ってるのかは教えてはくれなかったが…、簡単に仕事はできるだろう。船員たちを見る限り出港準備はできてるようだし、…仕事の時間だな。
