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The following morning you are woken by the cry of the ship’s lookout from high up in the crow’s nest.

‘Ship ahoy off the port bow!’

You clamber up a narrow ladder and join the captain at the stern. ‘Your eyes are younger than mine, see what you can make of her, my lord,’ he says, and hands you an ornate telescope.

You can make out the red sails and black flag of a Lakuri pirate warship on the horizon.

Pick a number from the Random Number Table.

If the number you have picked is 0–4, turn to 326.

If the number is 5–9, turn to 163.