
As the Ann Eliza neared the rough wharf, idlers ashore shouted that you should settle nearby rather than travel inland. Their warning may contain experience, but laughter is not enough to choose my family's future. You step into this one-chapter preview with John Munday at the center, where choices turn on the people, promises, and pressure already in the room. The family waited to unload while the country beyond the town kept every larger answer. The chapter closes on a continuation question rather than resolving the novel's larger arc.
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