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Burdensome Cargo

posted by Rakim

Rakim
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Jan. 28, 2024, 5:39 a.m.

Between orderly listings of more conventional cargo, a curious entry on the ship's manifest reads thus:

1* detainee, name of Rakim ibn Malik -- to arrive hale -- APPROACH WITH CAUTION.

More information is found among the bills of lading, just like any other consignment. There, official papers of prisoner transfer are signed and dated, bearing the seal of the Lion Guard. No details of the specific charges laid against the prisoner are provided, save mention of 'violent crimes.' More focus is placed on the generous compensation for providing transport in the stead of the caliphate's crowded prison ships; the bearer of this burdensome cargo (named herein as Captain Paldeo of the Greenest Dolphin) will receive a hefty purse for completion of the delivery.

Jan. 28, 2024, 5:39 a.m.
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