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palooka (8194 words)
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Out to Sea, by reesetee
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azd's Words, by azd
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"'What's a shallop?' I asked, my curiosity getting the better of my fear of ignorance.
He was not angry at the question but only laughed as he set about trying to free the embedded axe from the chopping block.
'I don't really know,' he said. 'It's just the word they always used, 'shallop'. It's sort of a small open boat. You can row it or use sails. Sort of like a dory. I think it's originally a French word.'"
- 'No Great Mischief', Alistair MacLeod.