Blackwood's Magazine, Volumen 222William Blackwood, 1927 |
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... discharge of this cargo at Puerto Cortez , our first port of call , the vessel would be exclusively at our disposal . A German captain , a super- After completing an inspec- tion , we walked away from 14 [ July The Elusive Trail .
... discharge of this cargo at Puerto Cortez , our first port of call , the vessel would be exclusively at our disposal . A German captain , a super- After completing an inspec- tion , we walked away from 14 [ July The Elusive Trail .
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... vessel began to squirm its way through the sea . Why didn't they call her the Sea Serpent , I wondered . She wriggled like one . In spite of our sea - sickness tab- lets , Chatsworth and I felt desperately ill , lying there look ing ...
... vessel began to squirm its way through the sea . Why didn't they call her the Sea Serpent , I wondered . She wriggled like one . In spite of our sea - sickness tab- lets , Chatsworth and I felt desperately ill , lying there look ing ...
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... beastly engine should be is flooded , and that this vessel , whatever you may say , only sails properly on one tack . " The supercargo's eyes flashed venomously . I decided that the skipper We all jumped up . 18 ( July The Elusive Trail .
... beastly engine should be is flooded , and that this vessel , whatever you may say , only sails properly on one tack . " The supercargo's eyes flashed venomously . I decided that the skipper We all jumped up . 18 ( July The Elusive Trail .
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... vessel was at the time searching for a low island which had been reported to exist in this neigh- bourhood , but of which she saw nothing . " There ! It's a good two years since I read that , but I remember it all plain still . " A low ...
... vessel was at the time searching for a low island which had been reported to exist in this neigh- bourhood , but of which she saw nothing . " There ! It's a good two years since I read that , but I remember it all plain still . " A low ...
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... vessel , where the mess deck for the crew stretched up to the colli- sion bulkhead . Between the actual bows and the collision bulkhead there was a store- room for paint and other things . A " sink of iniquity this space had been very ...
... vessel , where the mess deck for the crew stretched up to the colli- sion bulkhead . Between the actual bows and the collision bulkhead there was a store- room for paint and other things . A " sink of iniquity this space had been very ...
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