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Literature

A Change in the Tide - Prologue

John Carter Aboard the USS Crusade, April 30th, 1982. John fixated on an iceberg off in the distance. It was hard to make out in the seemingly endless blackness of night, and would have been impossible, but for his own vessel, a beacon in the night. He found that looking outwards and upwards helped to alleviate some of the nausea from the gentle swaying of the cruiser. It pained him to admit it, but John Carter had not yet grown his sea legs. One week ago at this time he was still in basic, getting drilled by his instructors, but, admittedly, having the time of his life. He had made some friends that he was sure he would keep to the end of his days. His brothers. A particularly brisk gust of wind jolted him back to the present. His seaman’s uniform and two overcoats was seemingly insufficient at preventing the piercing cold from permeating every pore of his body. He sighed, and his breath condensed rapidly in front of him. Dante was right.. The deepest level of