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After Fishguard Fort fired a single shot and the French ships pulled away, the invaders looted farms and found wine salvaged from a wrecked Portuguese ship. Many drank themselves useless, and forty seven year old cobbler Jemima Nicholas rounded up twelve soldiers with a pitchfork and locked them in Saint Marys Church.
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Drunk invaders or pitchfork legend? Team DRUNK if the wine beat them, Team PITCHFORK if Jemima did. Defend her in the comments, I dare you. What do you think happens next? Part 3 drops soon.
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