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A boatswain's whistle shrieks, a raw sound that tears the deck's calm to shreds. My voice, hard and commanding, rolls over the sudden chaos. "General Quarters! All hands to battle stations! Set condition 'Zebra'!" Beneath our feet, the great ship shudders into a state of razor-edged urgency.