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I arrived at dawn. The overnight ferry from Athens was on time, but not as I’d imagined. I’d expected a Mediterranean cruise with balmy deck-bar and quiet music. I got an industrial ferry carrying trucks, backpackers, priests (so many priests) but with very few windows.