Sitting on the yardarm, 10 metres above deck, all but two sounds disappear.

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The originals and true replicas sport minimal accoutrements above deck, a wheel that stands alone near the stern like a stranded preacher's lectern and no rails or lifelines to catch passengers who lose their footing on a steeply slanting deck.

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Shell has reported superficial damage above the deck and seawater within that entered through open hatches.

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Two of the persimmon trees are planted at the top terrace, along with a hardy kiwi vine dangling from the deck above.

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After a stalled roll out of a new initiative forced you to recast your annual targets did you raise a PowerPoint deck above your head and slam it to the ground in front of your entire team?

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Enid sat in the B-deck lounge and listened to the slow plant and drag of someone's walker- aided progress across the A-deck lounge above her.

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She took me out onto the deck that stretched above the lake.

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But when you are walking the long corridors, or standing on the top deck, way above the sea, its size feels more real.

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Pedro Hernandez relieved, and Buck drove a full-count pitch into the second deck of seats above left-center field to stretch the lead to 10-2.

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Men, women, juveniles below deck, plants and little fruit trees in a greenhouse above.

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