Chapter one
The Ghost Ship
Sailors tell a story about a big, black pirate ship. They see it sometimes when the fog is thick.
The ghostly pirates on the black ship can never leave it because the ship carries a curse.
But this is only a story. There aren't really any ghosts. Or are there?
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The Dauntless sailed slowly through the thick fog. It was a big ship, and it carried fifty guns and a hundred strong men.
Twelve-year-old Elizabeth Swann stood at the front of the ship. She was on her way to Port Royal in Jamaica. Her father was the new governor there.