Sleep Story 199 – Secrets of Polar Travel
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The Roosevelt, a Ship of the Seas
The roosevelt was surrounded at the water line with an armour belt of dense, slippery graenart. There were no interior fittings, and spars and rigging were as lightly made as possible. The hatch combings were of stout white oak, built almost as high as the top of the bulkwarks to protect her planks from gnawing and ice while steaming through it. This wood is so tough and dense that spikes or bolts cannot be driven into it, but must have holes bored for them.
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