A small fort: the western states are roomy, but sparsely populated.

这堡垒并不大：西部各州幅员辽阔，人烟稀少。

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Around this fort a town gradually developed, which became the center of a small but important state of great strategic value.

城堡的周围，一个小镇逐步发展壮大，成为这个小而重要的国家的中心，具有重要的军事战略意义。

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Outside the entrance to the harbor, on a dark night, they could be put into small boats and pulled by tugs to the fort.

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About noon, three men arrived at the fort in a small boat.

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Granted, I might have otherwise napped and built a small fort out of my hotel bed sheets.

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