Chart your course across the Korean Sea
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the currents run strong between Ulleungdo and Dokdo...
Proceed under full canvas to the island of Ulleungdo. Survey the eastern approaches. Record depth soundings at each harbor entrance. Deliver sealed correspondence to the lighthouse keeper at Dokdo. Return with all haste before the winter storms close the passage.
priority: urgentWind backed to the southwest by evening watch. Barometer falling steadily. Ordered all hatches secured and storm canvas bent on. The East Sea shows its teeth tonight -- whitecaps stretching to every horizon. We hold course but reduce speed.
To the Keeper of the Eastern Light: The Admiralty instructs you to maintain the beacon at full intensity through the winter passage season. Additional oil supplies dispatched aboard FV Samcheonpo. Guard the flame well -- ships depend upon your vigil.
Forty barrels of fresh water. Rice sufficient for thirty days. Dried fish from Jagalchi Market. Medicinal herbs from the apothecary at Nampo-dong. Two casks of soju for the crew's ration. Charts of the East Sea, current edition. One brass sextant, recently calibrated.
check water casks for leaks!Sunrise revealed Dokdo on the horizon, twin peaks rising like dragon's teeth from the sea. Circled the islets twice, recording soundings. Delivered the sealed letter to the lighthouse keeper. He reported all well but lonely -- eight months without relief. Promised to send word to the Admiralty.
A celestial guide for those who sail by starlight, passed down through generations of East Sea captains
legendary rarityPoints always to the next undiscovered shore -- the needle trembles at the approach of unknown lands
quest itemContains the memories of every voyage taken across the Korean Sea since the age of Goryeo
handle with care