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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 hour of palaver and anxious minutes alongside the fuel dock , momentarily expecting an enemy raid , Lanikai's waterline started to rise . Soon , 295 liters of gasoline and 3,784 liters of " solar oil , " a high quality distillate ...
... half hour of palaver and anxious minutes alongside the fuel dock , momentarily expecting an enemy raid , Lanikai's waterline started to rise . Soon , 295 liters of gasoline and 3,784 liters of " solar oil , " a high quality distillate ...
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