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Then you sail by rule of thumb?"
Not at all. I have a compass."
The compass is one eye, the chart the other."
A man with one eye can see."
How do you compute the difference between the true and apparent
course?"
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I've got my standard compass, and I make a guess."
To guess is all very well. To know for certain is better."
Christopher guessed."
When there is a fog and the needle revolves treacherously, you can
never tell on which side you should look out for squalls, and the end of
it is that you know neither the true nor apparent day's work. An ass
with his chart is better off than a wizard with his oracle."
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There is no fog in the breeze yet, and I see no cause for alarm."
Ships are like flies in the spider's web of the sea."
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