Unmindful of the tedious rope-ladders of the shrouds, the men, like shooting stars, slid to the deck, by the isolated backstays and halyards; while Ahab, less dartingly, but still rapidly was dropped from his perch. [Please select]
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Take a pull on these foretopsail halyards; look alive, lads. [Please select]
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"Yes; let go the peak-halyards of the spanker." [Please select]
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Settle away the halyards. [Please select]
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"Let go your jib-halyards." [Please select]
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A group of men tailed onto the halyards, hoisting the foresail, staysail and jib. [Please select]
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