MARGARET
January 1st, 1874
One hundred miles off the coast
Of the Empire of Brazil
25 degrees south, 43 degrees west
One full year at sail on a survey mission
Made fully aware of the risks
We know why
There aren’t many missions like this left
I could not have asked
For a better ship or crew
For my latest command
But in all my travels
Nothing compares
To my homeland
Oh, Antikythera
You survivor of the seas
A survivor just like me
Oh, we’ve got miles to go
But it’s the dawn of a new day
Antikythera, lead the way
One full year of reports
Moving with stealth
Fantastic dispatches younger me would not believe
The languages we’ve heard
The food and drink we’ve tried
It reminds me why I’m a Searcher
Adventure is what I desire
When I’m sailing these great waters
Adventure is all I find
My path has changed
It’s not quite how I imagined
But I’m doing my best
Honor what’s been destroyed
By sharing what’s been rebuilt
On this quest
Oh, Antikythera
You survivor of the seas
A survivor just like me
Oh, so much we don’t know
Oh, Antikythera
You remind me of my creed
Of how much we need
To grow, when I see the moon glow
I hold my head up high
Antikythera, do or die
It’s hard to believe
It’s been forty-five years
Since our home had been destroyed
But if we keep building and building
Soon that building will fill the void
On the ashes of the old
Someplace new
The Blazing World
I do it all for you
SAMUEL
‘The Blazing World’… what’s that?