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Long ago, when sailing ships ruled the waves, a captain and his crew were in danger of being attacked by a pirate ship. As the crew became frantic, the captain bellowed to his First Mate, "Bring me my red shirt!" The First Mate quickly retrieved the captain's red shirt, which the captain put on and led the crew to battle against the pirates. Although there were a few casualties among the crew, the pirates were repelled. The next day, the lookout screamed that there were two pirate ships approaching. The crew cowered in fear, but the captain, calm as ever bellowed, "Bring me my red shirt!" Again, the Captain and his crew repelled both pirate ships, but there were even more casualties that the last battle. That night, the men were all sitting around on deck, when someone looked to the Captain and asked, "Sir, why did you keep calling for your red shirt before leading us into battle?" The Captain responded, "If I am wounded in battle, the red shirt does not show the wound and thus, you men will continue to fight unafraid." The men sat in silence, marveling at the Captain's courage. As dawn came the next morning, the lookout screamed that there were 10 pirate ships, all approaching at once. The men became silent and looked to the Captain, their leader, for his usual command. The Captain, calm as ever, bellowed, "Bring me my brown pants!"
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