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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

メ

ریم میں کم سے

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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