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| 54 | 12 | My View more quotes about ships">ships, the Dorna and Tesephone, and those others at sea or docked in the arsenal at Port Kar, used a five-beat system. |
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| 54 | 9 | "Second beat," I called to the keleustes. |
| 54 | 10 | "Second beat," he responded. |
| 54 | 11 | The beats vary from ship to ship. |
| 54 | 12 | My ships, the Dorna and Tesephone, and those others at sea or docked in the arsenal at Port Kar, used a five-beat system. |
| 54 | 13 | The first beat is the least taxing for the oarsmen whereas the fifth beat is the most taxing. |
| 54 | 14 | The fifth beat cannot be satisfactorily maintained over more than twenty or so Ehn. |
| 54 | 15 | Muscles ache, men tire, and rhythm, so essential for oared vessels, is impaired or lost. |