>>A broom indicates "victory at sea"? I
>>thought it indicated a series sweep.
>
>The premise is similar. The crews of submarines returning from
>successful patrols in WWII would lash a broom to the periscope shears
>when returning to base so everybody would know they'd "swept the
>seas".

That's the most recent commonly known usage of it, but it's been used by naval vessels of all sorts for over ~350 years. It's also been used for racing vessels who've swept a series of regattas (or even just as prizes). I've gotten 2 trophy brooms, one from a sailing race at summer camp as a kid, and the other that I got after the 2004 World Series to torment my office-mate who was a Yankees fan :)

Back to the story, I really enjoyed it, other than the fact that I wasn't ready for it to end :) Looking forward to M5 or whatever comes next!

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