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Here's your second chapter for the week. It's a rough one. But there are no real pirate stories that are not violent. There's lots of action in this one.

I've been podcasting this story without ever actually owning an iPod or similar device. No longer is this the case! I've recently acquired one of those Creative Zen Vision things. It plays videos and MP3s. I love this little toy. I carry it all over the place and watch old movies on it. I download public domain titles from the Internet Archive and get to see great old movies on my little screen like 'The Lost World,' 'The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari,' and Flash Gordon serials. Hey, those movies are all free and look good on my little Zen. So now I'm an earphone guy, I guess. But those bud things hurt my ears. I need bigger headphones.