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	The Stormrake was the [[ship]] of [[Captain Elias ~~Blackborn~~]]. It got ensared in [[Saragoss]] in [[738 BC]]. Captain Blackburn wrote about his experiences in the shi's log (extracts below), which was found in [[749 BC]]. The fate of the captain is note known.		The Stormrake was the [[ship]] of [[Captain Elias Blackburn]]. It got ensared in [[Saragoss]] in [[738 BC]]. Captain Blackburn wrote about his experiences in the shi's log (extracts below), which was found in [[749 BC]]. The fate of the captain is note known.

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The Stormrake was the [[ship]] of [[Captain Elias Blackborn]]. It got ensared in [[Saragoss]] in [[738 BC]]. Captain Blackburn wrote about his experiences in the shi's log (extracts below), which was found in [[749 BC]]. The fate of the captain is note known.

Text extracts from ship's log:

*Describing the [[teeth]] of [[dire eel]]s, which were made into sewing needles:<br>
''5.1.738 Visit frm 2 wndring slimerakes, offered var. goods incl. muckboots (for wlking on sea-slime), hrbs claimd to be med., also sewing needles fr sails, clothes. These dserv some mntion; length of a finger, shrper than our stl needles. Sppsdly made from eel's teeth. Eels mst be imprsv herabouts.''

*Describing the work of [[dire barracuda]] on the fishing line:<br>
''6.13.738 Hve bn fishing to + stores of food. Cont. difficulties w/finding line for task. Perford brought line w/whch claims t.hve caught sharks, but when put out w/bait (lst of beef, too gone w/wrms fr eating), line cut thr. as if w/knife. Whtevr is done there has teeth.''

*Describing an encounter with a [[kelp angler]]:<br>
''6.16.738 Almst lost D tday to bizrr thing. Srt of amb. seawd whc puts out feelrs to ctch food. D was struck of one & ws draggd below, but Mr S cut "line" w/hs clsp knf, savd him. (Mch sawing necess., crttr v. tough in skn.) Chased thing away w/noise, hrpn.''

''1st mt. said (& I agree) smthing wrng w/a place whr [[plant]]s fish for men.''

*Describing an encounter with a [[monstrous crab]]:<br>
''7.10.738 Caught and killed crab today, feast for all hands. At one time we mt. have scrupled to eat a creat. wh. had made itself fat on dead men's flesh (inc. pr Bartree, Ez. rest him), but no longer; esp. as so many have been tempted (& mr than tempted, in truth) to make the exp. of eating men's flesh direct. Measured the beast as four cubits across the shell.''<ref>Descriptive text from [[John W. Mangrum]]'s [[Teeny Tiny Tales of Terror]] project (contributed by [[Nathan Okerlund]]), from posts on the [[Cafe de Nuit|Fraternity of Shadows message board]].</ref>

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