The Escape
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The fight at the stockade is over for now, but the heat is stifling and the smell of blood hangs in the air. While the Squire and Dr. Livesey tend to the wounded Captain Smollett, a wild idea forms in your head.
You remember Ben Gunn, the marooned sailor, mentioning a hidden boat—a coracle—near the white rock on the coast. If you can reach it, you might be able to cut the pirate ship, the Hispaniola, loose from her anchor!
It is a foolish, dangerous plan, but the envy of the cool woods calls to you. With two pockets full of biscuits and two pistols, you slip over the wall while no one is looking.