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May 2022

48m 5s

The Book of the Ocean, by Ernest Ingerso...

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Let’s sail to sleep with more from this lovely work about the seas. This time, we learn the rigging of a schooner, praise the prowess of Pacific Islanders, and head to Iceland with Vikings.

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