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'Prizes of the sea' is the name given to such treasure trove."
Be it so."
It is boundless: there is always something floating, something being
cast up. It is the contribution of the sea--the tax which the ocean pays
to England."
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With all my heart. But pray conclude."
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Your Grace understands that in this way the ocean creates a
department."
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Where?"
At the Admiralty."
What department?"
The Sea Prize Department."
Well?"
The department is subdivided into three offices--Lagan, Flotsam, and
Jetsam--and in each there is an officer."
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