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... half the crew . When a complicated maneuver came up , such as going alongside dock— no easy trick with a twenty - foot bowsprit and associated braces sticking out like giant cat's whiskers - Belarmino took the helm , without a word from ...
... half the crew . When a complicated maneuver came up , such as going alongside dock— no easy trick with a twenty - foot bowsprit and associated braces sticking out like giant cat's whiskers - Belarmino took the helm , without a word from ...
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... half a century in sail and steam , Captain Fred K. Klebingat . In the humid , hot South Seas , who wanted to ... half a coconut bored with a ring of holes the right distance below the rim . One sighted through a hole , across the far rim ...
... half a century in sail and steam , Captain Fred K. Klebingat . In the humid , hot South Seas , who wanted to ... half a coconut bored with a ring of holes the right distance below the rim . One sighted through a hole , across the far rim ...
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... half full of water , trying its best to turn broadside , where it would have been swamped and rolled over on its beam ends . Near exhaustion , we finally made it , tumbling into the boat , myself last in over the stern . Seconds later ...
... half full of water , trying its best to turn broadside , where it would have been swamped and rolled over on its beam ends . Near exhaustion , we finally made it , tumbling into the boat , myself last in over the stern . Seconds later ...
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