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night. They're unhappy with the cruise. Nancy flirts with Joe. Paul | night. They're unhappy with the cruise. Nancy flirts with Joe. Paul | ||
offers Joe their key. Joe keeps his distance. They set out from | offers Joe their key. Joe keeps his distance. They set out from | ||
Ushuaia.<ref>An actual Antarctic port used by cruise ships | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushuaia Ushuaia].<ref>An actual Antarctic port used by cruise ships</ref> | ||
The crew is Greek, the captain Constantine Kyriakos; | The crew is Greek, the captain Constantine Kyriakos; Nikos, the | ||
steward, runs everything not nautical. | steward, runs everything not nautical. | ||
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that night. | that night. | ||
Nikos falls sick; Nancy and the captain's affair gets more exotic. | |||
When the weather clears after a week, it turns out that Paul and | When the weather clears after a week, it turns out that Paul and Nikos | ||
both have appendicitis. A retired physician says Paul's symptoms are | both have appendicitis. A retired physician says Paul's symptoms are | ||
dire, need to be operated on before they can get to shore, but won't | dire, need to be operated on before they can get to shore, but won't | ||
do it himself. | do it himself. Nikos volunteers, relying on his military service as a | ||
medic, using his model ship-building tools. The power goes out during | medic, using his model ship-building tools. The power goes out during | ||
the operation. | the operation. | ||
They land at Deception Island, site of a US weather station, the next | They land at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deception_Island Deception Island], site of a US weather station, the next | ||
night<ref>I find no evidence of US station on Deception Island, nor | night,<ref>I find no evidence of US station on Deception Island, nor | ||
all the stuff that's in Joe's story. | all the stuff that's in Joe's story.</ref> where Paul and | ||
Nikos are treated and Nancy goes off with a navy diver. The | |||
passengers tour a penguin rookery. | passengers tour a penguin rookery. | ||
Nikos dies. Nancy stays with the diver. The others return on another | |||
ship. | ship. | ||
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20:50: Joe's cold despite a blazing fire and heavy clothes. He looks | 20:50: Joe's cold despite a blazing fire and heavy clothes. He looks | ||
in the mirror, sees snow on himself, signs of illness, considers | in the mirror, sees snow on himself, signs of illness, considers | ||
operating on himself with kitchen | operating on himself with kitchen utensils (including fried onion for | ||
his liver.) | his liver.) | ||