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ft. 110. How many masts (*) were in the ship? 



A. Three masts. 



Q, 111. Which mast was the biggest? 



A. The main-mast ( 2 ) was the biggest. 



Q. 112. How can you prove that? 



A. I can prove it by a verse. 



ft. 113. How does tbis verse run? 



A. The masts stand high in the ship; 



We roam over the four seas and five lakes ; ( 3 ) 



We connect the two capitals and thirteen provinces; 



We go through all the universe, and are all called Hung. 



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ft. 114. How large are the sails which they use? 



A. They use top-gallant sails. ( 4 ) 



ft. 115. How many sets of sails does the ship carry? ( 5 ) 



A. Three sets of sails. 



ft. 116. How many sails are there in the fore-set? ( 6 ) 



A. In the fore-set are five sails. The mizzenmast ( 7 ) carries two sails, and the main-mast ( 8 ) 



has ten sails. ( 9 ) 

 ft. 117. How can you prove that? 

 A. I can prove it by a verse. 



ft. 118- How does this verse run? 



A. The five founders transmitted us, heroes of Hung, (the order) 



To propagate our name over the two capitals; 



To unite us in the thirteen provinces, established by the lord of Ming, 

 And to roam about the universe to raise troops again. 



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( 9 ) Vari: Q. 116. How many sails were there? A, One and twenty sails. 



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