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==Description==
The Old Man, by The Sea, wants you to retrieve his boot. He says he dropped it off the side of his boat while he was fishing.

==Tasks==
*Adventure in [[An Octopus's Garden]] to obtain a [[wriggling flytrap pellet]].
*Use the wriggling flytrap pellet to unlock [[The Sea Monkee Castle]].
*Speak with [[Little Brother]] to unlock [[The Wreck of the Edgar Fitzsimmons]].
*Adventure in the Wreck and open the bulkhead in the [[Down at the Hatch]] adventure.
*Obtain at least 50 {{plural|sand dollar}} and trade them to [[Big Brother]] for the [[damp old boot]].
Rescuing the Brothers overlaps with the [[Sea Monkees Quest]], the main storyline of undersea adventuring.

==Text==
''Initial Visit:''

:Hello there, young Adventurer. Back when I was your age, I used to be quite a fisherman. These days, well, what with my arthritis, and my gout, and this old war injury, well, I don't get out there so much anymore.

:Say, is that a set of SCUBA gear you've got there? Maybe you can help me. I lost my favorite boot, you see. Dropped it right off the side of my boat. Time was I'd just fish until I dredged it back up, and boy, lemme tell you, was it a hoot! But not anymore. That dang marlin sapped the last of my strength.

:Think you could go down there and get it for me? I'd be obliged, yessirree.

:Oh, and hey, if you wanna take your little buddy with you, this'll help.
{{acquire|item=little bitty bathysphere}}

*''Subsequent visits:''
:Say, have you found my boot yet? I know it's down there somewhere.

*''With the [[damp old boot]]:''
:Say, is that my boot you've got there? Yippee! Thanks, Adventurer! I knew you'd come through for me.

:What can I give you in return, youngster? Surely there's something in this old pile of ju... treasure... that you could use.

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{|
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|{{button|Take}}
|{{InlineItem|das boot}}
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|{{button|Take}}
|{{InlineItem|fishy pipe}}
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|{{button|Take}}
|{{InlineItem|crate of fish meat}}
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|{{button|Take}}
|{{InlineItem|damp old wallet}}
|-
|}
</center>
*''After trading for an item:''
:The Old Man takes his boot and gives you your reward.
{{acquire}}
:"Take care of yourself, Adventurer. If you need me, I'll just be sitting here, dreaming about lions."

*''Subsequent visits after trading:''
:The old man snores fitfully, muttering something about a lion. Dying. In the rain.

==References==

* Much of the Old Man's text refers to the [[Wikipedia:Ernest Hemingway|Hemingway]] novel ''[[Wikipedia:The Old Man and the Sea|The Old Man and the Sea]]''.  Specifically, the line "I'm off to dream about lions" refers to the character Santiago and his dreams of watching lions frolicking on the beach.

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