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Updated: May 16, 2025
This mast held an iron stay upon which to hoist a jib-sail. Behind, a sort of rudder served to guide the vehicle. It was, in short, a sledge rigged like a sloop. During the winter, when the trains are blocked up by the snow, these sledges make extremely rapid journeys across the frozen plains from one station to another.
"Cut the ropes and clear the ship; then try one of the jib-sails, otherwise there will be no such thing as steering," he said. The sailors obeyed quickly. They were approaching nearer and nearer to the reefs, over which the breakers washed with a thundering noise. "If only the jib-sail will stand the pressure on it, perhaps we can avoid the reefs.
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