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Ambrose BierceA passenger feels an inexplicable bond with a young woman on an Atlantic crossing.
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Edgar Allan PoeA Norwegian fisherman explains how careful observation saved him when a hurricane swept his boat into the Maelström.
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Edgar Allan PoeAfter a storm destroys his ship, a skeptical traveler finds himself aboard an ancient vessel racing toward the South Pole.
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Edgar Allan PoeA curious passenger becomes obsessed with an artist's six-foot box and the strange marriage surrounding it on a voyage to New York.
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Guy de MaupassantA racing tide traps an insurance inspector and an English family on a wreck, creating a New Year he never forgets.
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H. G. WellsA stranded collector hatches an extinct giant bird on a lonely atoll and gains a companion that keeps growing.
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H. G. WellsA shipwreck survivor in a diving suit is mistaken for a god, but keeping up the role may cost him the treasure he came to recover.
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H. P. LovecraftEscaping a wartime prison ship, a sailor wakes stranded on a newly risen ocean floor marked by signs of an ancient marine civilization.
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