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Ferdinand Magellan - Part 5: The Aftermath of Exploration
The final portion of the voyage was a work of salvage: not only of ships but of reputation and of the lives that remained. Command shifted like a prize through hands weathered by loss; leadership coalesced around those who could still measure time and ration a dwindling store. One ship, thin-skinned from ocean and battle, would alone answer the question that the chart-house had once posed.
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