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Importance of Ave Maria
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The Ave Maria symbolizes compassion and selflessness. Wash and Titch gain passage to Virginia on a ship called the Ave Maria. The captain, Benedikt Kinast, is sympathetic to their predicament. Benedikt has especial compassion for orphans, as evidenced by the fact that his entire crew is comprised of rescued orphans.