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The Mermaid (Part 2)

The Mermaid Part 2 T he lack of sleep and the relief of having shared the burden, must have knocked Jon out, for he fell asleep in his Deck Chair. Rose covered him with a blanket and went to the cab to check the bearings. They were less than a day from Los Cristianos. All she had to do was to make sure that no more extraordinary events stop them from docking there. Rose had stayed awake all night and there had been no sign of the Mermaid. Dawn came shrouded in Mist, joining the sea and sky invisibly together in a pearly white Veil. It was warm and there had been no stars or wind all night. Rose had calculated that it would be safe for Jan to turn on the engine at five hundred hours. Luckily, the Current had pulled them slowly all-night in a southeasterly direction. Rose had relied on the Sonar to check their position, glancing regularly at Jon sleeping. As the sun invisibly rose, the mist seemed to get thicker and She could barely see Jon anymore. It was get