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"Fore and main-braces, lads; port your helm, my man," to the helmsman "and let her come up `full and by; round in upon the port-braces, fore and aft; board the fore and main-tacks; aft with the sheets, cheerily, my lads; if we are smart we may get out of gun-shot before they can repair that damage. Well there of all.
The minnit we got the wind onto the starboard quarter we braced the main-yard sharp up with the port-braces and bowsed the weather ones as taut as a harp string.
Lively, if you don't want to swim! Come in, port-braces! Don't let 'm get away! Lee-braces! if you lose that turn I'll split your skull! Lively! Lively! Is that helm hard over! Why in hell don't you answer?" All this I heard as I dashed for the lee door and as I wondered why I did not hear the Samurai's voice. Then, as I passed the chart-room door, I saw him.
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