Complete: rising into the darkness , i muttered to myself , attempting to generate a passable copy of the foreman 's words . the ride took perhaps two minutes and my disguise would soon be put to a more difficult test . the load lifted until it was clear of the main deck , then sailors began hoisting on another line to swing the load to the ship . trying to look as comfortably agile as a sailor with well developed sea legs , i jumped to the deck and away from the
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