It does remind me that some of our party have no family or children to occupy their thoughts. We shall be away a long time, and some of them have already been away from their families for a long time. Some of the men are quite young, and are likely virgins. Some are not used to the sailor's life.
We always wait to see how many children await us at the docks when we return with a little excitement, a little dread. We count the months and years. We know how it goes.
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