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longing to be liquid a restless wanderer let loose the lines unfurled the main with severed heart set solitary course on an uncaring sea adrift the lonely sailor preserved remains from his lips the final note love's lost refrain
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Mar 23, 2016
Mar 23, 2016 at 11:51 AM UTC
Tiger Shark
longing to be liquid a restless wanderer let loose the lines unfurled the main with severed heart set solitary course on an uncaring sea adrift the lonely sailor preserved remains from his lips the final note love's lost refrain
Manfred Fritz Bajorat's mummified remains were recently discovered aboard his sailboat by fishermen off the coast of the Philippines. Found on a internet sailor's forum were Manfred's final words, written to his deceased wife, Claudia: "Thirty years we’re together on the same path. Then the power of the demons was stronger than the will to live. You’re gone. May your soul find its peace. Your Manfred." Like the tiger shark he was nicknamed for, Manfred roamed the oceans alone for many years. He hadn't been seen by anyone since 2009...
denel-kessler
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Mar 23, 2016
Mar 23, 2016 at 11:51 AM UTC
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