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... light of the half moon already well up in the sky as she commenced picking her way down the swept channel . About halfway out , a blinding light illuminated the ship and the water around her . It was impossible to see to pick out ...
... light of the half moon already well up in the sky as she commenced picking her way down the swept channel . About halfway out , a blinding light illuminated the ship and the water around her . It was impossible to see to pick out ...
Page 54
... light -not a single torpedo in that potentially powerful force was worth , in plain sailor's language , " one good ... light cruiser Marblehead well south , at Tarakan , Borneo , along with five destroyers . Destroyer tender Black Hawk ...
... light -not a single torpedo in that potentially powerful force was worth , in plain sailor's language , " one good ... light cruiser Marblehead well south , at Tarakan , Borneo , along with five destroyers . Destroyer tender Black Hawk ...
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... light , Lanikai built up to about six knots and entered the calm , supposedly safe anchorage . It had no high escarpments close to the water's edge , but did offer concealment from seaward on two sides . Keith , still moving stiffly ...
... light , Lanikai built up to about six knots and entered the calm , supposedly safe anchorage . It had no high escarpments close to the water's edge , but did offer concealment from seaward on two sides . Keith , still moving stiffly ...
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