Ronald & Tony

The secret of Sevilla

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Mapmaker workshop, broad table and sparse shelves. Master Alonso elderly grey beard ochre robe purple cap. Stranger burgundy doublet broad black felt hat short black beard offers small BROWN LEATHER notebook CLOSED with blue cloth tie and brass clasp. Inés green dress and recurring cast listen. Notebook rests on table, no exchange of coins. : Stranger: A record of the voyage. Pay before sunset, or I sell it elsewhere.

Master Alonso by open workshop window with Victoria masts beyond, Inés beside him. : Alonso: Five ships set out. Victoria alone sailed all the way around.

Stranger leans across table towards closed notebook, one empty open palm, no touching others. : Stranger: Think what its secrets must be worth.

Inés beside Karen, she indicates notebook lying flat on table, not waving paper to audience. : Inés: But the dates do not agree.

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Mapmaker workshop, broad table and sparse shelves. Master Alonso elderly grey beard ochre robe purple cap. Stranger burgundy doublet broad black felt hat short black beard offers small BROWN LEATHER notebook CLOSED with blue cloth tie and brass clasp. Inés green dress and recurring cast listen. Notebook rests on table, no exchange of coins.
Stranger: A record of the voyage. Pay before sunset, or I sell it elsewhere.

Master Alonso by open workshop window with Victoria masts beyond, Inés beside him.
Alonso: Five ships set out. Victoria alone sailed all the way around.

Stranger leans across table towards closed notebook, one empty open palm, no touching others.
Stranger: Think what its secrets must be worth.

Inés beside Karen, she indicates notebook lying flat on table, not waving paper to audience.
Inés: But the dates do not agree.