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Dear Captain(letter from your first mate)
Dear Captain: I write to you today a letter respectfully In regard to your possible future voyage I have stayed true the course with you for much time I have let you steer the wheel as "you see" the seas clear As you have set forth on voyages and mapped out our travels I have trusted in you I have stood strong by you while you have guided us across seas both rough and smooth I have tossed the anchor as commanded and held our vessel strong when you have said I need to I have cast nets in directions you thought for our gain even when our net came back empty Dear captain I would then remind you that we had to give it a throw As we never know where the catch might be and that it only eluded you THIS TIME and that You would gain your catch on yet another day And dear Captain often I would tell you it was because I cast the net wrong When dear sir a sailor like me knows how to cast it right, for if I didn't you would not have selected me as your first mate. I have set the sail in directions I may not have chosen because you are my Captain and I have been your first mate loyal and ready to let you always guide our way Dear Captain I never cared to be the one leading our way And mutiny was never an option in my mind as others you had encountered Even in those times I didn't really agree with your decisions I have protected you with sword and shield even when you have told me you need no protection Because dear Captain while your mind and heart,eyes and soul were set on the sea You sometimes would fail to notice the dangers right in front of you Dear Captain I cannot pretend that at times while you were gazing to the horizon I didn't take that sword for you and tender my wounds in silence and alone Today Dear Captain I must speak frankly to you For some time I have seen our voyages taking us closer and closer towards rocky ledges Every time you command me to pull anchor and move forward dear sir I fear that this shall be the voyage that shall end my time as your mate Dear Captain I do not wish to take your command I do not long for all the responsibilities it can entail But dear Sir As of lately I find myself having to remind Not just me but also the others on board that you still know your way on the sea I am not the only one dear Sir that you worry in recent travels and I must say that my worry is not for just you or me alone You have been given the lead over an entire crew And we with full faith have chosen to follow you So Dear captain: Today I speak to you not only as your first mate but as your best mate too I ask you to carefully consider this upcoming voyage you are planning You're life is not the only life in your hands when you sail us to unsure seas And dear Captain there are many of us uncertain if we shall journey with you on this excursion In fact dear sir I write to you today asking you to reconsider the map you have plotted As upon my closer inspection dear sir you are misguided and your map with an x marks disaster Dear Captain I'm afraid if you continue forward with the path you have chosen clearly mapped out closer to the rocks than ever before This voyage dear sir is one you must choose to take alone.... Sincerely Dear Captain Your First Mate
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