Two
pirates were
reunited {after many years} {of 
terrorizing (Gerund
- Object of "of")} the high
seas (DO
of 
 "terrorizing"). / 
The one pirate looked
to be {in pretty bad shape}: / 
  he
had
a wooden
leg,
a
hook
{on his right hand}, and
a patch
{on 
 his left eye}. /
      "You
look
[like you've
been having a rough time.]
/  [What
 
happened?"]
asked the
first pirate.
/
      "Well,"
[the
pirate
answered,]
"my leg
got
crushed [when a
load
 {of cargo}shifted,]
/ and I
had to get a
wooden leg. 
/  My hand
got 
 caught {in
the chain} [as the
anchor
was being dropped,]
/ and the
 day
[after
I
got my
hook,]
a fly
landed
{on my nose}."
/
  
 Daryl Shetterly
 November 1994. 
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