The end of the wireway not connected to the ballast is to be plugged and waxed or otherwise treated to prevent the entrance of water.

金属线导管的末端不能和压舱物联结，因为压舱物要被塞紧和上蜡或者其它的方式去防止水的进入。

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A foundling to start with,he would flourish later on as his powers waxed and his worth was proved, In the end each clan on the outlying coasts beyond the whale-road had to yield to him and begin to pay tribute.That was one good king.

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