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My Name is Anchor

Hello captain, it’s good to see you again. It’s been a while. I am Anchor, your old, underutilized friend.

What, you don’t remember me? I’ve been perched nicely on the Princess for the past several years. Don’t you recognize my gray metal complexion? It hasn’t changed. And I certainly haven’t lost any weight.

Let me refresh your recollection. Some years ago, we had an unfortunate uniting, shall we say. You had just acquired the trawler , and with some excitement, you approached the harbor-master about a slip. is 40 feet, but you knew the anchor pulpit added 2 feet, and the swim platform another 3

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