trireme's

The trireme's mast, split neatly in half, formed the twin outriggers which two more oarshafts bound to the dugout.

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The dugout's mast had been the trireme's bowsprit; the spar on which Nonnus was raising the sail had been one of the warship's long upper-bank oars.

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Lichnau and the men with him were hacking at the mast with axes: even the bare pole caught the wind and accelerated the trireme's sideways drift.

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Lichnau screamed as the favoring breeze died and the first gust rocked the trireme's broadside.

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The trireme's arrival had been a surprise, but its launching was scheduled and had drawn the whole borough to watch it.

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By an unstated decision, the trireme's crew camped here on the beach instead of above the seawall.

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The trireme's oardeck was wet and dark and stinking.

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The drummer seated cross-legged on the trireme's stern began to beat time on a section of hollow log: an ordinary drum's leather heads would soften in the sodden air of the ship's belly.

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The shops were for the most part open-fronted, selling rugged clothing of the sort the trireme's crew had worn.

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The trireme's crew and passengers had no means of defense or construction except the altar and the exiguous belongings they'd brought with them while fleeing from the unexpected attack.

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