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Once upon a time, when an ocean liner the Marina, was struck by a torpedo on her journey from Africa to America, it took less than 25 minutes for her to sink. But this few minutes were long enough for one of the passengers write down what was happening.
" We are still on deck with a few people. The last boats have left and we are sinking fast. Some of the men near me are praying with a priest. The end is near. Maybe this note will…"
This note was put into a bottle and was discovered many many years after the incident was almost forgotten.