ahoy! we be startin' with a clean sheet, ready to scribble down our tales, not evincin' disinterest in the harmonious song of ecology. many lubbers make interpretations of the sea's secrets as mere preexplanatory jibber-jabber, but it be our duty to understand her whispers. even as unlicensed freebooters, we respect the call of the deep, sailing towards a horizon where humanity and nature coexist like shipmates on a well-manned vessel.