Tattoo transfer. A pair of hands grasping each other in front of a ship with fourteen sails. The left sleeve is frilled with a green band and green spots. The outer right sleeve is straight and purple, and the inner right sleeve is straight and plain. The ship is coloured magenta, purple, and green.
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