Narrative

232.   The Snakeneck was built in Double Springs, Centreville, by Elie Noland. It is the first ship that she has completed.
233.   Melvin Noland is trying to gather up a group of people in Double Springs for an expedition on the Snakeneck, which Melvin Noland has agreed to lead. Melvin Noland has made it clear that, because it was his decision for the ship to be commandeered, he will serve as its captain. Melvin Noland was designated captain of the Snakeneck, which will depart Double Springs shortly; he has never captained a ship before. Mel Noland, Capt. Melvin Noland, Nelle Noland, Wylie Noland, Saw Aldis, Gershom Zollie, Roddie Aldis, Estell Aldis, Charissa Noland, Blithe Noland, Eddy Noland, Alwin Aldis, Gershom Noland, Mel Noland, Jesselyn Noland, and Joseph Noland have boarded the Snakeneck from the port of Double Springs, Centreville. The Snakeneck, under command of Capt. Melvin Noland, has left the harbor at Double Springs, Centreville. The Snakeneck is heading NE at full-speed.
234.   The Snakeneck is heading E at three-quarter speed. The crew of the Snakeneck have spotted land. The Snakeneck is approaching the island of Shrewsbury. Snakeneck is now docked at Mountain, on Shrewsbury.
262.   Capt. Melvin Noland, who captained the Snakeneck from 233 to 234, died at sea aboard the Artificership of natural causes; he was 62 years old.
349.   Marius Aldis is trying to gather up a group of people in Mountain for an expedition on the Snakeneck, which Marius Aldis has agreed to lead. The group about to board the Snakeneck has decided that, rather than Marius Aldis naming himself captain outright, the passengers will decide who their captain will be democratically. Humbert Aldis's shipmates have decided that he would make the best captain. Humbert Aldis was designated captain of the Snakeneck, which will depart Mountain shortly; he has never captained a ship before. Bridget Aldis, Nunzio Aldis, Hamnet Aldis, Davon Aldis, Bernd Aldis, Timi Aldis, Eddy Aldis, Siouxie Aldis, Capt. Humbert Aldis, Brigida Aldis, Marius Aldis, and Mel Aldis have boarded the Snakeneck from the port of Mountain, Shrewsbury. The Snakeneck, under command of Capt. Humbert Aldis, has left the harbor at Mountain, Shrewsbury. The Snakeneck is heading NE at full-speed.
350.   The Snakeneck is heading E at quarter-speed. The crew of the Snakeneck have spotted land. The Snakeneck is approaching an apparently uninhabited island. A new island was discovered by the crew of Snakeneck. They call it Holy Cross. On it, they have founded a port called SeaTac.
388.   Capt. Humbert Aldis, who captained the Snakeneck from 349 to 350, died in SeaTac, Holy Cross, of natural causes; he was 64 years old.
391.   Mel Aldis is trying to gather up a group of people in SeaTac for an expedition on the Snakeneck, which Mel Aldis has agreed to lead. Mel Aldis has made it clear that, because it was his decision for the ship to be commandeered, he will serve as its captain. Mel Aldis was designated captain of the Snakeneck, which will depart SeaTac shortly; he has never captained a ship before. Bridget Aldis, Yetty Noland, Alexandra Noland, Bernd Aldis, Capt. Mel Aldis, and Sibylla Aldis have boarded the Snakeneck from the port of SeaTac, Holy Cross. The Snakeneck, under command of Capt. Mel Aldis, has left the harbor at SeaTac, Holy Cross. The Snakeneck is heading S at three-quarter speed.
392.   The Snakeneck sits motionless on the open sea, 127 miles off the coast of Cullman. The crew of the Snakeneck have spotted land. Capt. Mel Aldis chose to pass up land and persist on the voyage, inciting a heated argument among several passengers. Bridget Aldis died at sea aboard the Snakeneck of natural causes; she was 70 years old.
393.   The Snakeneck is heading W at three-quarter speed.
394.   The Snakeneck is heading W at quarter-speed. The crew of the Snakeneck have spotted land. The Snakeneck is approaching the island of Erving. Snakeneck is now docked at Mount Prasun, on Erving.
395.   Johnny Vaclav is trying to gather up a group of people in Mount Prasun for an expedition on the Snakeneck, which Capt. Mel Aldis has agreed to lead. Capt. Mel Aldis has made it clear that, because it was his decision for the ship to be commandeered, he will serve as its captain, though Johnny Vaclav openly questions his ability. Capt. Mel Aldis was designated captain of the Snakeneck, which will depart Mount Prasun shortly; he has 3 years of ship-captain experience, including on the Snakeneck from 391 to 394. Ilana Vaclav, Deina Vaclav, Aldwin Vaclav, Arlena Vaclav, Ajai Vaclav, Grady Vaclav, Johnny Vaclav, Tuck Melvin, Lorraine Vaclav, Salomone Melvin, Dillon Vaclav, and Capt. Mel Aldis have boarded the Snakeneck from the port of Mount Prasun, Erving. The Snakeneck, under command of Capt. Mel Aldis, has left the harbor at Mount Prasun, Erving. The Snakeneck is heading NE at full-speed. As an act of mutiny, Johnny Vaclav is going to attempt to murder Capt. Mel Aldis, whose decision-making aboard the Snakeneck has been seen by some passengers as reckless and potentially life-endangering. Johnny Vaclav attempted to murder Capt. Mel Aldis as an act of mutiny, but failed. A punishment is now being decided for Johnny Vaclav and his conspirators in the failed mutiny attempt: Ilana Vaclav, Salomone Melvin, Dillon Vaclav, and Deina Vaclav. Since there are no nearby uninhabited islands on which the conspirators could be marooned, they will be hanged aboard the ship. Capt. Mel Aldis ordered the hanging of 51-year-old Ilana Vaclav at sea aboard the Snakeneck as capital punishment for a failed mutiny attempt in which Ilana tried to murder Mel. Capt. Mel Aldis ordered the hanging of 17-year-old Salomone Melvin at sea aboard the Snakeneck as capital punishment for a failed mutiny attempt in which Salomone tried to murder Mel. This was his second victim. Capt. Mel Aldis ordered the hanging of 39-year-old Johnny Vaclav at sea aboard the Snakeneck as capital punishment for a failed mutiny attempt in which Johnny tried to murder Mel. This was his third victim. Capt. Mel Aldis ordered the hanging of 30-year-old Dillon Vaclav at sea aboard the Snakeneck as capital punishment for a failed mutiny attempt in which Dillon tried to murder Mel. This was his fourth victim. Capt. Mel Aldis ordered the hanging of 20-year-old Deina Vaclav at sea aboard the Snakeneck as capital punishment for a failed mutiny attempt in which Deina tried to murder Mel. This was his fifth victim.
396.   The Snakeneck is heading N at three-quarter speed.
397.   The Snakeneck is heading N at three-quarter speed.
398.   The Snakeneck is heading NW at full-speed.
399.   The Snakeneck is heading W at full-speed. Capt. Mel Aldis, who captained the Snakeneck from 391 to 394, died at sea aboard the Snakeneck of natural causes; he was 77 years old. Tuck Melvin was designated new captain of the Snakeneck; he has never captained a ship before.
400.   The Snakeneck is heading W at quarter-speed.
401.   The Snakeneck is heading W at full-speed. The crew of the Snakeneck, which has been at sea for 6 years, are desperately trying to navigate the ship back to land; they may be hopelessly lost at sea. Aldwin Vaclav died aboard the Snakeneck, which had become lost at sea; he was 14 years old. Arlena Vaclav died aboard the Snakeneck, which had become lost at sea; she was 24 years old. Ajai Vaclav died aboard the Snakeneck, which had become lost at sea; he was 8 years old. Grady Vaclav died aboard the Snakeneck, which had become lost at sea; he was 16 years old. Capt. Tuck Melvin, captain of the Snakeneck since 399, died aboard the Snakeneck, which had become lost at sea; he was 57 years old. Lorraine Vaclav died aboard the Snakeneck, which had become lost at sea; she was 34 years old.
402.   The Snakeneck, a ghost ship, is gradually moving W on the wind.
403.   The Snakeneck, a ghost ship, is gradually moving NE on the wind.
404.   The Snakeneck, a ghost ship, is gradually moving N on a sea breeze.
405.   The Snakeneck, a ghost ship, is steadily moving N on a gale.
406.   The Snakeneck, a ghost ship, is slowly moving N on a gale.
407.   The Snakeneck, a ghost ship, is slowly moving N on a sea breeze.
408.   The Snakeneck, a ghost ship, is gradually moving N on the wind.