There can be times at sea when a ship is tossed
by two different winds, one of which propels
it forward while the other one is crossed
or retrograde, and among the powerful swells
it turns and yaws as if the crew were lost. (Ludovico Ariosto)

There can be times at sea when a ship is tossed by two different winds, one of which propels it forward while the other one is crossed or retrograde, and among the powerful swells it turns and yaws as if the crew were lost.

Ludovico Ariosto

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