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Uta noticed the man approaching, but said nothing. He had a sailors range of weapons hung on him and he had an air that he was competent with all of them. He greeted the Captain and the mate and then gave her a wink and a smile. She channeled the several rude comments she had slipping through her mind into a slightly less unfriendly and somewhat less belligerent raise of an eyebrow and nod of her head. She wasn't much for conversation or small talk. She preferred to listen. You learned more with your mouth shut, she thought, and there was plenty for her to learn here.
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