Cumbersome Catalog - Journal of Marven Butcher
Feb. 18th
The breeze blows through my hair as a smile stretches across my face. I've always wanted to surf the sea on a ship, and now this is my life. The movement of the ocean, splashing of the waves, cries from the birds above my head. THIS is the life!
Apr. 4th
For my birthday the crew threw me a celebration. Arnold gave me his old deck of playing cards, Fredrick gave me a small chain necklace with the scales of many different fish on it, my buddy Paul gave me his favorite cloak for the cold since mine got torn last month, Philly shared his beer with me, and Johnson gave me an extra helpin of lobscouse. The captain even gave me a letter. His writing is too fancy to read but it still made me real happy!
May 11th
Our meals have been a little less of late. There is less meat and less flavor. I heard some of the boys up last night in their bunks talking about low food and hard days. I don't know why they are so scared, we only got a few more weeks before dock. I think I should get some sleep.
May 30th
The meat is out. The beer is almost gone. Now all we have is old water and these God forsaken biscuits. How am I supposed to sleep when my belly won't stop growling. I need to sleep. Tomorrows a long day.
Jun 7th
We should have reached dock by now but still nothing but water. Captain won't answer nobody. I'm so hungry I can't think straight. Philly hasn't talked to me since last week. He just keeps giving me odd looks. I'm sure it's just in my head. I need to sleep for tomorrow.
Jun 12th
There was a big big storm last night. I got no sleep. Up all night fighting the wind and water trying to keep floating. The rear mast snapped like a stick. Harvey was knocked off board. We're gonna have a funeral for him tomorrow night.
Jun 14th
The storm sent us off course. Captain doesn't know where we at no more. I'm so hungry.
Jun 18th
Philly won't keep his damn eyes off me. Imma bout to carve em out his head. Then what's he gonna look at? Paul says I don't look so good but I said him a lot that I'm fine.
Jun 22nd
Philly is dead. I'm gonna give em somethin to look at tomorro
Jun 23rd
They don know I did it. No one know I did it. Tomorras his funeral. He had it coming.
Jun 28th
Arnold tried taken ma chain. I cut his ear off wit his knife. Captain yelled at us. Arnold and Captain is next. This is Captains fault I hate em
Jun 29th
I did it no one knows more biscuit for me I took captains pen its pretty im so hungry
Jun 30th
Paul knows to much he tells me i did it he says its bad he know nothin ill show em to i hate you Paul
This journal was found on the coast of Norway. Written by one, Marven Butcher. He was a part of the crew of the Derulian. After a heavy storm sending the ship off course, they fell victim to starvation and dehydration leading to death in some and madness in others. It is hypothesized that the crew gave into cannibalism before crashing into harsh rock formations off the coast of Norway leading those who remained to drown.
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