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Brails are ropes extending to the after
Brails are ropes extending to the after edge of the sail by means of which the sail may be gathered close to the mast ready for furling. 36 Standing Rigging, Masts, Etc. 1—Polemast.
— from The Book of the Sailboat: How to rig, sail and handle small boats by A. Hyatt (Alpheus Hyatt) Verrill

by any rivers except those that are
It could not have been supplied by any rivers except those that are its tributaries.
— from The Story of the Hills: A Book About Mountains for General Readers. by H. N. (Henry Neville) Hutchinson

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