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Symzonia: Voyage of Discovery
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Captain Adam Seaborn
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The
shaft
by
which
the
power
of
steam
was
communicated
to
the
paddles,
passed
through
the
inner
side
of
the
ship
only,
so
that
water
could
not
be
forced
into
the
ship,
even
in
the
roughest
weather,
when
the
ports
were
closed.
The
inconvenience
caused
by
the
rolling
of
a
vessel
with
upright
wheels,
was
avoided
by
the
obliquity
of
my
paddles;
the
ship
never
rolling
so
much
as
to
bring
them
to
a
perpendicular,
or
dip
the
nave
to
which
they
were
fastened.
To
avoid
accidents
from
fire,
I
built
beneath
and
on
the
sides
of
the
furnace
and
boiler
of
the
engine,
two
narrow
cisterns,
perfectly
tight,
and
of
incombustible
materials.
These
were
kept
constantly
filled
with
the
waste
water
of
the
engine,
which
was
allowed
to
escape
only
by
a
spout
at
the
top.
No
fire
was
permitted
out
of
this
enclosure.
The
economy
of
fuel,
which
was
necessary
from
the
length
of
the
voyage,
and
from
the
emergencies
which
might
happen,
obliged
me
to
adopt
all
the
means
of
motion
in
my
power.
I
therefore
rigged
my
vessel
as
a
ketch,
with
one
large
mast,
and
a
long
sliding
topmast,
which
could
be
easily
launched
or
sent
up
by
the
assistance
of
the
engine;
and
a
small
mast
abaft
fitted
to
be
struck
at
pleasure.
Having
thus
constructed
a
vessel
which
possessed
the
qualities
most
essential
to
my
purpose,
I
finished
the
interior
in
such
manner
as
I
judged
best
calculated
to
render
myself
and
people
comfortable
during
the
voyage.
I
took
care
to
have
one
apartment
large
enough
to
contain
all
my
crew.
This
was
situated
next
to
the
furnace
chamber,
and
had
communication
with
it,
by
means
of
a
tight
covered
passage.
By
a
tube
from
the
furnace,
heated
air
could
be
conveyed
to
this
apartment,
and
steam
from
the
boiler
by
another
tube,
should
the
state
of
the
air
at
any
time
require
it.
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