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प्रश्न
Answer the following question briefly.
How does the mariner describe the movement of the ship as it sails away from the land?
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उत्तर
The mariner describes the movement of the ship as it sails away from the land with joy. He exclaims when he starts sailing ‘The ship was cheered, the harbour cleared.’
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