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Page 125
... boat will let us know by simply closing up and sinking . " Sumo grinned at the notion and carried on branding the hull with an iron he kept red - hot in a small bucket of charcoal . " Tell me , Guru , how do you think we stop the boat ...
... boat will let us know by simply closing up and sinking . " Sumo grinned at the notion and carried on branding the hull with an iron he kept red - hot in a small bucket of charcoal . " Tell me , Guru , how do you think we stop the boat ...
Page 168
... boats , usually alone , braving waters beyond the reef that could turn from calm to raging storm almost without notice ... boat , thirty - five feet long on the water , but narrow , with a beautiful curved contour and high bow and stern ...
... boats , usually alone , braving waters beyond the reef that could turn from calm to raging storm almost without notice ... boat , thirty - five feet long on the water , but narrow , with a beautiful curved contour and high bow and stern ...
Page 169
... boat needed a crew of eight in addition to Pak Haroun . Six of these had to be men experienced with sail and oar in a large boat , but the other two were merely extra pairs of hands for hauling . One place went to Sumo , who always ...
... boat needed a crew of eight in addition to Pak Haroun . Six of these had to be men experienced with sail and oar in a large boat , but the other two were merely extra pairs of hands for hauling . One place went to Sumo , who always ...
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