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Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1) by Patrick O'Brian
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Where there was no equality there was no companionship: when a man was obliged to say ‘Yes, sir,’ his agreement was of no worth even if it happened to be true. He had known these things all his service life; they were perfectly evident; but ...more
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