[ IP ] Map of the Internet

Day 1 
 
 I begin my story in the city of English, on the landmass of Wikipedia. Through wikiracing, I managed to get lost in Svenska and Suomi, before ending up in Srpski. I eventually found a link to Simple English, where I tried to figure out a way to get back to English. 
 
 While people chatted in a dozen unfamiliar languages around me, I scanned the main page of the port city, trying to find a departure for English. I did n't see one, but there was a boat setting out for Wikiquote. I figured I did n't have much to lose, so I went to the captain and persuaded him to take me onboard. I had no experience sailing, only hours spent reading articles about the ocean back in English. 
 
 We stopped in Wikiquote that night, and set out southward the next morning via the Source Datastream. 
 
 Day 2 
 
 We landed on the island of Chrome today. It gave me an odd feeling, like I wanted to live there, but at the same time I could n't stand another minute in the place. 
 
 Fortunately, we left for Mozilla a few hours after arriving in Chrome. 
 
 `` Are n't you worried about -- *them*?'' I asked my shipmates as we snuck past the Capitol, the seat of the authoritarian government that seeks to control this world. 
 
 `` Nah, the captain sprang for a Tor upgrade on our last voyage. They wo n't be able to detect us except at the beginning and end of our trip through their territory.'' 
 
 `` The end of our trip? But we're almost through!'' 
 
 `` That we are, Wikipedian! All hands on deck to maximize encryption!'' 
 
 Everyone was rushing about, twisting knobs and pulling levers, while I stood there, not knowing what to do. *Dammit, why did n't I pay attention to those articles about encryption back in English, or even in Simple English? * 
 
 `` And... we're through!'' the captain yelled as we escaped the currents around the Capitol, the town of Sea Monkey appearing on the horizon. I let out a sigh of relief that I had n't noticed I was holding in. 
 
 The captain sidled up behind me. `` Do n't think I did n't notice you standing there, boy. You do n't know how to run an encryption, then?'' 
 I nodded, afraid to speak. `` Ah, that's no biggie. We'll make a competent internet-sailor of you yet!''
