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'That's it.'
'Land ho! I don't even care about the treasure. Just want to set foot on-'
'-On dry land yes'
'Here we are. Anchor down. '
'Are we supposed to say that?'
'No idea.'

'Are you recovered enough to care about the Jewels again.'
'Yes but not to start digging . Time -'
'-Time to tuck in to some of the rations yes. What's this? Peanuts?-I was hoping for-Hoping for something more substantial yes. Ah . Cereal. Missing person picture on the box. He look familiar?'
'Yeah well I intend to remain missing.'


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    Christopher 10 months ago

    Interesting. They used to put missing people on the backs of milk cartons here in the US but I never heard of them being on cereal boxes.

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    Neville Hunt 10 months ago

    I remember missing persons on the packets. Sounds like he’s a serial bad guy though Jamie!

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    Neville Hunt 10 months ago

    PS. Love the drabble!

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    Jamie Clapperton 10 months ago

    Thanks Christopher. Confession - I was getting milk cartons mixed up with cereal boxes. Should take a leaf out of your book on the research front.

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    Jamie Clapperton 10 months ago

    Thanks Neville. He could be a baddie or a goody...

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