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Two weeks without food. One impossible choice that would reshape the boundaries between survival and murder.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A perfect enunciation of the classic philosophical conundrum: can you sacrifice one innocent life to save many?' (Yann Martel, author of \u003cem\u003eLife of Pi\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn May 19, 1884, the yacht Mignonette sailed from England on what should have been an uneventful voyage. When their vessel sank in the Atlantic, Captain Dudley and his crew found themselves adrift in a tiny lifeboat. As days turned to weeks, they faced an unthinkable choice: starve or resort to cannibalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheir decision to sacrifice the 17-year-old cabin boy Richard Parker ignited a firestorm of controversy. Instead of being hailed as heroes and survivors, Dudley and his crew found themselves at the centre of Regina v. 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