Narrative

149.   The Artificership was built in Soap Lake, Waterford, by Saunder Gilles. It is the first ship that he has completed.
154.   Heinrich Aldis is trying to gather up a group of people in Soap Lake for an expedition on the Artificership, which Heinrich Aldis has agreed to lead. The group about to board the Artificership has decided that, rather than Heinrich Aldis naming himself captain outright, the passengers will decide who their captain will be democratically. Pavel Noland's shipmates have decided that he would make the best captain. Pavel Noland was designated captain of the Artificership, which will depart Soap Lake shortly; he has never captained a ship before. Heinrich Aldis, Capt. Pavel Noland, Saunder Gilles, and Gallagher Gilles have boarded the Artificership from the port of Soap Lake, Waterford. The Artificership, under command of Capt. Pavel Noland, has left the harbor at Soap Lake, Waterford. The Artificership is heading E at half-speed.
155.   The Artificership is heading NE at full-speed.
156.   The Artificership is heading NE at half-speed.
157.   The Artificership is heading E at half-speed. The crew of the Artificership have spotted land. The Artificership is approaching an apparently uninhabited island. A new island was discovered by the crew of Artificership. They call it Hueytown. On it, they have founded a port called Mountain.
195.   Capt. Pavel Noland, who captained the Artificership from 154 to 157, died in Mountain, Hueytown, of natural causes; he was 88 years old.
256.   Hashim Aldis is trying to gather up a group of people in Mountain for an expedition on the Artificership, which Capt. Melvin Noland has agreed to lead. Because Capt. Melvin Noland is going on this ship alone, he will naturally be its captain. As the only person embarking the Artificership, which will depart Mountain shortly, Capt. Melvin Noland will naturally serve as its captain; he has one year of ship-captain experience. Capt. Melvin Noland has boarded the Artificership from the port of Mountain, Shrewsbury; he will be embark on this voyage alone. The Artificership, under command of Capt. Melvin Noland, has left the harbor at Mountain, Shrewsbury. The Artificership is heading N at quarter-speed.
257.   The Artificership is heading W at half-speed.
258.   The Artificership is heading NW at three-quarter speed.
259.   The Artificership is heading W at quarter-speed.
260.   The Artificership is heading NW at quarter-speed.
261.   The Artificership is heading NW at full-speed.
262.   The Artificership sits motionless on the open sea, 434 miles off the coast of Zollie. Capt. Melvin Noland, captain of the Artificership since 256, died at sea aboard the Artificership of natural causes; he was 62 years old.
263.   The Artificership, a ghost ship, is gradually moving W on a gale.
264.   The Artificership, a ghost ship, is steadily moving W on the wind.
265.   The Artificership, a ghost ship, is gradually moving W on a sea breeze. The Artificership sank 522 miles off the coast of Gloucester; there was no one aboard.