Run for It

Where we are

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  Pavilion Key — The seaplane drop at dawn, Ch. 9; the mangrove hideout.
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  Rabbit Key Pass — The way home from the storm in Ch. 3; the escape route in Ch. 10.
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  Dan's cottage and rookery — Stilt house with banyans out front and pelicans out back. Fictional location — place near the island's east side.
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  Chokoloskee marina — Where the Mako lives, where Matt caught his first snook, where Rose waves from the last dock.

Every place in the book, painted →

Crew in this chapter

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  Matthew 'Matt' Creek protagonist Ch. 1
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  Snapper Dan's neighbor, retired guide Ch. 2
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  Daniel Walter Panther Jr. ('Uncle Dan') Matt's uncle, charter captain Ch. 1
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  'Rawley' Simms Grocery-store owner / undercover FBI agent Ch. 2
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  Rose Matt's oldest friend Ch. 1
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  The third man Smuggler boss (unnamed) Ch. 9

Boats in this chapter

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  The Mako Center-console bay boat Ch. 1Ch. 2Ch. 3Ch. 7 +3
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  The smugglers' jet boat Deep-hull powerboat Ch. 9Ch. 10
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  The Sea Belle Houseboat Ch. 2Ch. 10Ch. 11Ch. 12 +7
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  The Bonefisher Sixteen-foot open backcountry skiff Ch. 2Ch. 10Ch. 11Ch. 12 +3

From the tackle box

Marine VHF radio

How Dan reaches the Sea Belle.

Channel 16

The international hailing and distress channel. Dan says to leave it open 9–10 p.m.

Matt’s list

• Be prepared for anything — added this chapter

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