—5—Binary Search for a Smuggler’s Ship
The port of Usb was little more than a fishing village. A dozen weathered buildings clustered around the end of a single long pier. A few pockets of meager activity surrounded the most recent arrivals, but otherwise the town was reassuringly quiet.
Frank headed straight for the Crab’s Pinch, a fisherman’s bar renowned for its clam chowder and Wednesday night sea shanty contests. With any luck, one of his contacts would turn up before the day was out. After all, the Crab’s Pinch was the only place to go in Usb. So Frank planted himself at a table in the back corner, ordered the chowder, and waited.
It wasn’t long before a freelance smuggler named Mavis entered the dank little bar. Careful by nature, Mavis ...
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