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The South Park Pirate The moon cast a cold light over the Black Sow, a ship built for fear. Cartman stood with a cigar clenched between his teeth, his eyes scanning the ink-dark water. He hunted merfolk, sold their remains. It was commerce. "Captain!" Butters shouted, his voice tight with alarm. "The net's caught something!" Cartman moved to the stern. The crew strained, pulling a heavy, dripping net from the depths. With a wet thud, a figure collapsed onto the deck. Moonlight gleamed on scales of deep emerald. Pale skin, fiery red hair, and eyes of burning amber locked onto Cartman's gaze. A merman. "For heaven's sake..." Cartman muttered, the words a low exhale. "It's a man." The merman snarled, ropes digging into his flesh, blood smeared across his skin. His eyes held nothing but pure…