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February 1848 (1st Year of Kaei, Year of the Monkey)
Another year passed. Whale sightings were few, and most whale hunts unsuccessful. The crew was already surly and the captain restless. Then the wind died. The sea was like an enormous silver platter; hot sunlight glinted mercilessly off it. Days and days passed without a breath of wind, and the vessel sat unmoving, its sails hanging listlessly.