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Early one summer morning in Forfarshire, two fishermen, the ill-favored Jock Swankie and the shorter, well-favored Davy Spink, set out to sea. They rowed in silence towards the dreaded Inch Cape, or Bell Rock, a reef unmarked by any beacon and notorious for shipwrecks. A recent storm had strewn the coast with wreckage, promising a grim harvest for the wreckers. Upon reaching the rock, they fished briefly, then searched the emerging ledges for debris. Swankie discovered the body of an old man amidst a pile of wreckage. He rifled the corpse, finding a gold watch, several rings, and a purse full of sovereigns. When Spink arrived, Swankie reluctantly shared the jewels after arguing, but kept the gold for himself. They found a paper hinting at a jewel-case and secrets before loading their boat with metal scraps and the old man's body and returning to Arbroath. (152 words)

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The next day, about a mile east of Arbroath, young Minnie Gray waited atop the cliffs for her lover, Ruby Brand, a sailor pursued by a relentless press-gang. As Ruby arrived, so did the lieutenant and his men, intent on forcing him into naval service. To evade capture, Ruby laughingly defied them and leaped from the cliffs into the sea, horrifying Minnie. The lieutenant ordered his men down the cliffs, but their descent was difficult. Ruby swam to a sea-filled cavern with an opening onto the cliffs. He scaled the cliffs near a sleeping seaman only to be discovered after nearly scalping him. A scuffle alerted the press-gang, and Ruby was brought to a halt when Minnie stopped him. (155 words)

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Ruby finally made it to his mother's cottage, to find her in deep mourning. His father had been the captain of a small sloop, the Penguin, which was lost in the recent storm. His body had been recovered from the Bell Rock. Now burdened with supporting his widowed mother and adopted cousin Minnie, Ruby was forced to leave home and go to sea. He secured a berth on a small sloop, borrowing from his wages, and entrusted his mother and Minnie to the care of his eccentric but kind-hearted uncle, Captain Ogilvy. As Ruby departed, his uncle gave peculiar farewell advice incorporating chart, compass, and consideration sailing down life's troubled stream. (150 words)

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That same night, Big Swankie and his partner, the Badger, planned to burglarize a house in Arbroath, not knowing Major Stewart had unexpectedly returned home from India. As they ransacked the dining room, the Badger coughed, alerting the Major, who surprised them. A struggle ensued, and in the chaos, the burglars escaped. Smartly, Swankie and the Badger planted silver from the house in Widow Brand\u2019s garden in an attempt to frame Ruby. The next morning, Captain Ogilvy discovered the silver, and a detective accused Euby of burglary. (143 words)

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A year passed with Ruby still at sea, and the burglary case unsolved. Due to many shipwrecks, the construction of a lighthouse on the Bell Rock was authorized, and Robert Stevenson was hired as the engineer. This was a bold undertaking, given the rock\u2019s location, which made it accessible only for a few hours at low tide. A floating lightship, the Pharos, was anchored nearby, and a building yard established at Arbroath to prepare stones. Work on the rock began in August 1807, with a timber beacon erected, and the foundation for the lighthouse. It was around this time that Ruby Brand, after a long absence, returned to his native town. (142 words)

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