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Mar 2025
54m 35s

Sailing Alone Around the World, by Capta...

SHARON HANDY
About this episode

Let’s sail to sleep with more from this remarkable journey around the world. This time, our author is chased by pirates! Also, we cross the doldrums, accidentally ground the ship on the coast of Brazil, and receive kind offers of assistance, which is very nice indeed.


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