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Her sides were quite straight and fully ten feet high "for the purpose," explained Perry, "of adding dignity to her appearance and rendering it less easy for an enemy to board her." As a matter of fact, I knew that he had had in mind the safety of her crew under javelin-fire the lofty sides made an admirable shelter. Inside she reminded me of nothing so much as a floating trench.
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