Hang down by the fore-chains so low, as that with great difficulty I got hold of it, and by the help of that rope, got up into the forecastle of the ship;

那绳子从船头上挂下来，绳头接近水面；我毫不费力地抓住绳子往上攀登，进入了船上的前舱。

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You and the enemy ship hang in space (relative to each other, at least), firing lasers, missiles and on occasion boarding parties at each other.

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Of course there might be this ship coming in that will solve the profitability problem, if you can only hang on long enough.

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