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Martez and the Portuguese Explorers The Portuguese had sailed the waters around South America many years before any of the other great Europeans had ventured to those areas. The first expeditions of these territories were abject failures. No one knew of the events there, no one remembered, no one suspected and no one cared. However, inside a temple on the jungle continent an artefact was found, a plaque. Upon touching this plaque the first true explorers were granted a vision. A sleek Portuguese ship enters the great mouth to the river of Southern Newfoundland. It is not a large ship, but a merchant vessel fitted out for an expedition. On board is a company of Portuguese soldiers, belonging to the same merchant kindred. Their leader stands at the prow. His name is Martez and already he has gained a reputation in Portugal as an intrepid explorer. Martez's obsession is the mysterious land of...

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