To get a true feel for the forces that propel a 100-foot yacht around the buoys, there's no substitute for a seat on the teak, a rope in your hands and salt spray in the face.

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She hacked up a slime of mucous and salt, barely lifting her face to spit.

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Do you take Wikipedia at face value, or with a pinch of salt?

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