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"Even Noah got no salary for the first six months partly on account of the weather and partly because he was learning navigation."

Mark Twain

"Sail Forth- Steer for the deep waters only.
Reckless O soul, exploring. I with thee and thou with me.
For we are bound where mariner has not yet dared go.
And we will risk the ship, ourselves, and all."

Walt Whitman