PINK: Sumo wrestlers from all over Japan have been disappearing. We don't know why, and we're not sure how, but it may have something to do with a... uh, with a...
MCGURK: With a what?
PINK: I know this will sound strange, but there have been reports of a ghost ship.
SOLOMON: A ghost ship?
PINK: Yes. A takarabune, to be precise. It is said that on New Year's Eve, a ghost treasure ship, or takarabune, sails into ports across Japan.
MCGURK: For some reason this sounds oddly familiar. Who sails it?
PINK: According to legend, the Seven Deities of Good Fortune. Thing is, the takarabune is only supposed to come once a year, and it brings treasure and good fortune to those who see it.
MCGURK: And this other ship?
PINK: Well, THIS ghost ship steals sumo wrestlers. You can see the problem.
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