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    In the year 1811, Christmas arrives in treachery for Aziraphale Faoloen as he finds himself trapped aboard the sinking ship St George. Faced with the mortal peril of all sailors lost before him, Aziraphale prays to the sea itself for mercy, promising his vow of devotion to any god that would listen to spare the lives of the men aboard.

    But no spirit answers the call of the sailor, and God is not listening on the day of His Son's birth. What does answer, however, is the might of a creature known only in tales of old folk stories. A terrifying, cosmic being of primordial beauty and danger.

    As Aziraphale finds himself faced with the knowledge that his vow to the sea must be kept, for the first time in his unremarkable existence, Aziraphale wonders if every step he has taken in his life has led him to this single, irrevocable choice. And with that choice, he discovers at last, what the meaning of miracles are to a man who lost faith long ago, and that prayers can be answered in the most unlikely of places.

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