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  2. “Horror on the High Seas: Nix's Mate,” Pauline’s Pirates & Privateers, October 28, 2011, https://paulinespiratesandprivateers.blogspot.com/2011/10/horror-on-high-seas-nixs-mate.html

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  7. “Pirates, Ghosts, and DiCaprio: Secrets of Boston Harbor,” There and Back Again, June 25, 2018, https://adventurethereandback.com/secrets-boston-harbor/

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