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"What's a hold?" asked Trudy.
Albi pointed to an opening in the deck. Trudy peered down into a deep,
dark hole filled with water. She backed away quickly.
"I wouldn't like to fall down there," she said.
"Aye, it's a scary place for a cat," said Albi. "It's the
place where the fish are stored. They wriggled about me as I thrashed
in the water, gasping for air. Then the icy water closed over my ears
and all went dark."
"That's horrible!" cried Trudy. "How did you manage to
get out alive ?"
"I didn't," said Albi with a hollow laugh. "I drowned.
What you see, Lass, is the ghost of the captain's cat."
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