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Melvin Mundi rode a small lifeboat in the Dark Atlantic Ocean.

Towards the light beams of an enormous vessel, he was first made of his ship and cargo ship,

and he had been on watch when blinking lights summoned the ship, Code CS.

It meant, what is the name of your vessel?

He responded back with the code for the US Robin Moore, a cargo ship, an American ship.

He figured that would be it.

The world was at war. It was a perilous time, but America was not part of that war.

He was carrying cargo. He had no guns.

The signal came back. We are pursuing you.

And further, send a boat out. Do not use your wireless.

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Fortunately, Monday was not a newbie at all of this. He had been serving in the First World War on the merchant marine.

He got in a lifeboat and rode out to communicate in person.

As he approached, he realized the signaling ship was large.

It was a U-boat with two huge guns, and a picture of a laughing cow painted on the hull.

The commander spoke to him in German-accented English.

What are you carrying?

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