Down Among the Dead Men1961 |
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... suddenly came down . I don't know if you've ever experienced fog at sea , but it's horrifying . It comes up from nowhere , all in half an hour , and suddenly you're in a blanket of white cotton wool , with no wind and no visibility ...
... suddenly came down . I don't know if you've ever experienced fog at sea , but it's horrifying . It comes up from nowhere , all in half an hour , and suddenly you're in a blanket of white cotton wool , with no wind and no visibility ...
Page 82
... suddenly , and then , as loudly as she could bellow , “ Mary Jane ahoy ! " She stood up on deck and waved both her long arms above her head . Mary Jane lay quietly at anchor on the port - hand side of the channel . At Rosemary's call ...
... suddenly , and then , as loudly as she could bellow , “ Mary Jane ahoy ! " She stood up on deck and waved both her long arms above her head . Mary Jane lay quietly at anchor on the port - hand side of the channel . At Rosemary's call ...
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... suddenly appeared in the cockpit beside Henry . " Unfortunately , " he said pompously , " I was in Ipswich at the time . " Henry threw himself at Hamish , and tried to wrench the wheel from his hands , but Priscilla kept relentlessly on ...
... suddenly appeared in the cockpit beside Henry . " Unfortunately , " he said pompously , " I was in Ipswich at the time . " Henry threw himself at Hamish , and tried to wrench the wheel from his hands , but Priscilla kept relentlessly on ...
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