'Whosoever shall not fall by the sword or by famine,
shall fall by pestilence, so why bother shaving?'
-Woody Allen (1935- )
While the protagonists have their combative stances down and are prepared for cutlass drill, those around the pair appear less focused. The venue is the USS Newark (Cruiser #1), probably around the turn of the 20th century.
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