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Dec 2022
27m 35s

Pirates 13: Dead Men’s Tales

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Hollywood adores the loveable rogue. Pirates are often depicted as wisecracking, kind-hearted individuals who set out for treasure but inevitably do the right thing. In the end, he usually gets the girl and the treasure. 

Pirates. The word itself hints at a story. And in our final episode, we have a couple more tales to tell.



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