The following day I pack all my things and thank the shopkeeper for watching my wares and allowing me a place to rest. I set out for the port and am immediately awestruck. Aside from the port is a huge bridge that stretches across the ocean to Pharaoh's Island and upon the island a huge tower. I grab a random pedestrian’s arm and ask, “You there tell me what is this sorcery?” while I point at the bridge, the man rips my hand off his arm and exclaims, “Hey! Don’t touch me! And that isn’t sorcery! That bridge was built by the hard work of man. I’d know because I helped build it.” I reply, “What magic arts did you dabble in to create such an elaborate thing so far and wide?” The man replies, “Again not magic you idiot, was the hard work of man that crafted that bridge. We call it engineering.” Awestruck I thank the man and gaze upon the fine craft. What is this engineering? Eventually, I shake off my daze and go to the port. Gazing upon the ocean I notice the water seems so calm unlike how I remembered it. Looking out upon the water further still and quiet. I ask the harbormaster why the water is so still and calm he turns to me and says, “Good sir this water has been still and quiet for the last two decades ever since the Pharaoh had engineers work on extending the harbor artificially.” I reply, “Again with this engineering! How does one accomplish such a feat?” The harbormaster replies, “With a lot of time, money, and men.” I thank the harbormaster for his time and climb aboard a ship set to sail for Carthage. Onboard a Jewish man approaches me, the same man I’d saved from that beating. He says, “Hello again kind stranger it seems we are both off to Carthage trying to settle out land?” I reply, “No good sir I am off to sell my wares and make a living by trading at sea and perhaps visit some trading towns. For I am a humble merchant traveling and by now sir we are [1]not strangers so please call me Julius Icarus.”
(AGAIN PLEASE REFER TO THE PICTURE FOR REFERENCE, I'VE HAD MAJOR DIFFICULTIES TRYING TO GET IT TO UPLOAD.)
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