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Speaker 1: The Pirate Republic of Nassau had fallen, and Charles Vane

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Speaker 1: was outnumbered. The British fleet had over one thirty guns

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Speaker 1: at their disposal and over two men. Needless to say,

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Speaker 1: his odds did not look good. Vain had to choose

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Speaker 1: between hanging for his crimes or going out in a

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Speaker 1: blaze of glory, and in the end he picked the

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Speaker 1: second option. He and his men stole a sloop, loaded

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Speaker 1: it with gunpowder, and set it ablaze, and a scene

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Speaker 1: that seemed pulled straight from a Hollywood action film, his

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Speaker 1: crew aimed the burning ships straight into the British fleet

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Speaker 1: that had anchored for the night, and then everyone escaped

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Speaker 1: into their rowboats. Moments after reaching Vain's ship, their unmanned

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Speaker 1: floating bomb exploded. It was all the distraction he needed.

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Speaker 1: As the British scrambled, Charles Vane and his pirate crew

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Speaker 1: sailed out of sight, laughing at the destruction and firing

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Speaker 1: a single shot into the air. This summer, Grim and

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Speaker 1: Mile Presents continues its journey into the strange, the unusual,

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Speaker 1: will and the fascinating. For our newest season, we'll be

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Speaker 1: taking to the high seas to explore one of history's

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Speaker 1: most notorious group of criminals. The world of pirates, from

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Speaker 1: naval battles and buried treasure to deadly sword fights and

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Speaker 1: barrels of rum, pirates represent a lot about the human spirits.

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Speaker 1: In fact, it's hard to find anyone who hasn't bumped

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Speaker 1: into their tails of adventure so prepared to raise anchor

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Speaker 1: and hoist the sale. Grim and Mild Presents Pirates will

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