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प्रश्न
Answer the following question briefly:
How does the mariner describe the fact that they were completely motionless in the middle of the sea?
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उत्तर
The mariner says that there was no air and no movement. He compares their ship to a painted ship which stands still on a painted ocean.
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b. something that you have to do because you have no choice
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