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The fog's just lifting. You throw off your bow line, throw off your stern. You head out the South Channel...                ...past Rocky Neck,  Ten Pound Island...                 ...past Niles Pond,  where I skated as a kid. You blow your horn and wave to...                ...the lighthouse keeper's kid  on Thatcher Island. Then the birds show up. Black-backs and herring gulls...                ...big dump ducks. The sun hits you. You head north, open up to. You're steaming now. The guys are busy, you're in charge. You know what? You're a goddamn swordboat captain. Is there anything better in the world?

Some people... get struck by lightning..."                  "Some are born to sit by a river."                   "Some have an ear for music..."                   "Some are artists..."                   "Some swim the English Channel..."                   "Some know buttons..."                   "Some know Shakespeare..."                   "Some are mothers...                   "And some people can dance..."