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Updated: July 28, 2026

Now Max Pander stepped up to the captain. He had the noble idea of proffering him a life-belt. Von Kessel's hand found its way for an instant to his cap. "No, thank you, my boy, I don't need it. But here " he took a pencil from his pocket, wrote a hasty line on a piece of paper, and handed it to Pander. "Jump in a boat and, if you can, bring this greeting to my sisters."

Gerhart Hauptmann - Atlantis