A cannonball burst through the weakened hull, sending shards
of wood spinning through the dim space below deck. Men who had been facing the
point of impact wailed and clutched their faces, their eyes ruined by the barrage
of splinters caused by the exploding wall. The other men struck by the blast
had the fortune to die immediately or receive injuries that could be solved by
amputation. Though in the mean time they bled all over the floor, their blood
mixing with the remains of the hull and other contents of the ship that had
been disturbed during the battle.
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