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Eccentricity of the Sextant by Frederic Furbish, 1893

Eccentricity of the Sextant by Frederic Furbish, 1893, Page 10

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3 bridge and we wonder whether he feels his great responsibility for the hundreds of souls entrusted to his care and vigilance. Scattered about the deck we see black specks and bright bits of color moving here and there: these, with the aid of the glass, are resolved into promenading men and women, just starting out on their three-thousand-mile journey across the sea. Five days hence and they will stand on the other shore. This is truly an animating an inspiring sight. But what strange crafts are those approaching? They are mere pygmies compared with the gigantic vessel at which we have just been looking. How different from anything we have ever seen! How small! What
 
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