"Here's Truth. 'Tis a bitter pill but good physic."




ABOARD THE ZLOTUHB IN THE YEAR 2951

10th May



There is land ahead!

Grip-til-lah was first to see it, and when he shouted the tidings my
heart beat fast with joy. The famished crew have forgotten their
disconsolate stomachs and are dancing about the deck. 'Tis not I,
forsooth, who shall restrain them! A month of emptiness upon a heavy
sea is preparation for any folly. Nofuhl alone is without enthusiasm.
The old man's heart seems dead.

We can see the land plainly, a dim strip along the western horizon. A
fair wind blows from the northeast, but we get on with cruel
hindrance, for the Zlotuhb is a heavy ship, her bluff bow and
voluminous bottom ill fitting her for speed.




11th May