The crossing from the Grand Port of Marseille to the southern tip of Corsica was a race against time and trauma. Aboard *L'Ombre*, running at forty-five knots through the churning swell of the Ligurian Sea, the internal gyro-stabilizers worked at maximum output, keeping the ship's medical suite completely level despite the four-foot waves outside. The suite was an immaculate, hospital-grade surgical theater: dual overhead halogen lamps, digital vital sign telemetry,…
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