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The Pirate Republic of Nassau had fallen,

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and Charles Vane was outnumbered. The

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British fleet had over one thirty guns

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at their disposal and over two men.

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Needless to say, his odds did not

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look good. Vain had

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to choose between hanging for his crimes

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or going out in a blaze of glory, and in

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the end he picked the second option. He

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and his men stole a sloop, loaded

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it with gunpowder, and set it ablaze,

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and a scene that seemed pulled straight from a Hollywood

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action film, his crew aimed the burning

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ships straight into the British fleet that had anchored

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for the night, and then everyone escaped into

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their rowboats. Moments after reaching

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Vain's ship, their unmanned floating

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bomb exploded. It

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was all the distraction he needed. As the British

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scrambled, Charles Vane and his pirate crew

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sailed out of sight, laughing at

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the destruction and firing a single

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shot into the air. This

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summer, Grim and Mile Presents continues

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its journey into the strange, the unusual,

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will and the fascinating. For our newest

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season, we'll be taking to the high seas to

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explore one of history's most notorious

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group of criminals. The world of

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pirates, from naval battles

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and buried treasure to deadly sword fights

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and barrels of rum, pirates represent

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a lot about the human spirits. In

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fact, it's hard to find anyone who hasn't bumped

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into their tails of adventure so

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prepared to raise anchor and hoist the sale.

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Grim and Mild Presents Pirates will arrive

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