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This passenger ship would be human powered (by the passengers) and carry just enough cargo to cover the wages for a few crew plus maintanence, taxes, etc. For legality, contracts could be made specifying and then canceling wages for the passengers. (get paid for your work, pay it back for transportation)
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Well, the last sentence is right. |
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You know that a modern cargo ship only has about twenty crew, right? And these are trained tradesmen, not swabbies swept up from a dockside bar. |
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//human powered // suggests oarsmen. |
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Are there any cargos that can be economically delivered at the rate of a rowboat? |
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Doesn't this just equal indentured servitude? |
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If you find yourself having to work too hard for your passage, you might try prunes. |
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Why yes, Shapu, it does, albeit only for the time it takes to travel the sea... |
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