condensed master

The Reluctant Agent
A Compelling Story of Espionage
Chapter 7
The Surveillance
Will stood on deck watching the Port Authority building in Liverpool
disappearing into the distance as he had done on previous voyages. This time
however, it would be a one-way trip and his feelings reflected that thought.
Looking along the deck he could see the deck hands stowing away the rope lines
and replacing the ship's railing where the top of the gangway had been, all familiar
sights to him. It was a strange feeling to be a passenger and not a crew member,
but the cabin accommodation and the forthcoming routine, would soon clarify
things for him.
The men and women's living quarters were separated, with six to eight persons
to a cabin which was something everyone would have to get used to. The ship
turned south into the St. George's Channel and for the first couple of days
everything went well, but as they entered the Bay of Biscay, Will's sea sickness
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