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The Cartographer of Forgotten Coasts

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Nothing happened. The rocks stayed solid no matter how hard she drew over them. This time, erasing just wouldn't take. Edda realized that if she wanted to save the ships, she would have to add something new, not rub something out. She stared at the chart, thinking fast.

Edda drew a long pier reaching out from the rocks toward the ships, with bright flags along it. The captains spotted the pier and steered for it instead of the cliffs. They tied up safely, climbed onto the dock Edda had imagined, and walked into town asking who their clever new harbor-master was.

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