Just like all those who found themselves at important historical junctures, in the beginning, nobody realized that their lives were about to be completely changed that day.
So, when the sun rose from the sea, the people living in the harbor began their day as usual.
The first to wake were the small vendors in the town, who headed out as soon as day broke and arrived early at their stalls to start their day's trade.
Then came the dockworkers, most of whom were landless farmers or people seeking a living in the city, residing in the area of Stinky Shrimp Street in the north of the town.
That area was filled with densely packed, low-lying shanties, like a maze, easy for outsiders to get lost in if they wandered in carelessly.
Thanks to the thriving sea trade, the port saw a continuous flow of merchant ships every day. Both buyers and sellers needed to hire these dockworkers, thus providing a living for many.
The exact number of dockworkers in Crab's Corner remained a mystery.
