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Aicks : the cover, or roof, is made of Bamboo 

 flicks, arched over in the fnape of a grater 5 

 and may be raifed or lowered at pleafure : the 

 fides are made of boards, -with little holes, 

 with fhutters inftead of windows : the boards 

 are fattened on both fides to ports, which haves 

 notches like fteps on the infides, that the roof 

 may be let down, and reft on them : on both' 

 ends of the deck are commonly two little 

 doors, at lead there is one at the hiiv 

 end. A fine white fmooth carpet fpread up 

 as far as the boards makes the floor, which in 

 the* middle ccnfifls of loofe boards; but this 

 carpet is only made ufe of to fleep on. As 

 thefe boats greatly differ from ours in ihape^ 

 they are iikewife rowed in a different manner ; 

 for two rowers, polling themfelves at the back 

 end of the fampane, work it forwards very 

 readily, by the motion of two oars; and can 

 almoft turn the veffel juft as they pleafe :* the 

 oars, which are covered with a little hollow" 

 quadrangular iron, are laid on iron fwivels, 

 which are fattened in the fides of the fampane : 

 2t the iron .the oars are pieced, which makes 

 them look a little bent : in common, a rower 

 fits before with a fliort oar ; but this he is 

 forced to lay afide when he comes near the 

 city, on account of the great throng of fam- ' 

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