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I took my poker and returned to my cabin. My bed awaited me with open sheets, and I gladly succumbed to my exhaustion. I dreamed of strange noises and frightening shadows, and by the time my internal clock woke me up at seven I felt like I hadn’t gotten more than a few hours of sleep. The long night showed on my face as I sported dark shadows under my eyes and pouches big enough to hide an elephant.
I was just attempting to dress myself and had my arm through the head hole of my shirt when there came a rap on my cabin door. I hurriedly put the right limb in the right hole and opened the front door to find Vuk on the other side. His injured hand lay by his side and I noticed it sported a fresh change of bandages.
He smiled and bowed his head to me. “Good morning, Miss Stevens. M
