The Duende: Standard Disclaimer

I must repeat that if I had precognition of the horrors ahead, I should have immediately forfeit my passage on the Duende, a modern steamship of considerable displacement, obligated though I was by purchase of passage and by promise to my friend Merrin Copper.

Although we did not ever afterwards discuss the voyage, Merrin never took again to the water and often in his silences had a drawn, wasted gaze which belay the source of his distraction.

His early passing inspires me to finally unbear myself of the events aboard the Duende- albeit 6 years ago, they haunt me still.