Their father had fashioned the outer walls and roof from the inverted hull of a wrecked schooner he'd sawed into sections and windlassed up the cliff. It was sound enough to hold up under any deluge.

他们的父亲把一艘翻倒的失事纵帆船的船体锯成几块，用来做小屋的外墙和屋顶，并用滑轮吊起来置于悬崖上，坚固得足以抵挡任何暴风雨。

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