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The ship had three batches.
The fore and the
aft
hatches
Toere
each about 60 feet square, and
the Meam hatch was a little
larger - alt
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closed by iron?
gratings. The aft hatch was
not opened d once.
The
hatch was
middle
was only opened when
meals were sent down. The fore
hatch was
always open; and was
quarded above bez twe watchmen,
A
third stood at the ladder below
while a fourth watchman walked.
among
the coolies . Thus there
always four nothing
were
on watch. We had
but rattans- or canes
when on watch.
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