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| 57 | 8 | If the grapnel is View more quotes about denied">denied purchase, its utility to the enemy is nullified. |
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| 57 | 5 | This arrangement made it impractical to chop away the casting rope, thus rendering the grapnel ineffective. |
| 57 | 6 | The usual negative effect of this arrangement was to shorten the distance the grapnel could be cast by one individual, necessitating then greater proximity, the use of an engine, or the vulnerable clustering of two or more individuals. |
| 57 | 7 | More importantly, in understanding the nature of the grapnel, with its customary three or four hooks, one recognizes that it must have an accessible, independent anchoring point to render it effective, such as the top of a wall, the girth of a branch, a railing, or such. |
| 57 | 8 | If the grapnel is denied purchase, its utility to the enemy is nullified. |
| 57 | 9 | We surveyed the ship approaching our starboard side. |
| 57 | 10 | "The decks are crowded with mercenaries!" said a man. |
| 57 | 11 | "How can we resist such steel?" asked a man. |