human
Please generate a detailed description of a foreboding scene outside a boat ship with sails, running rigging, gaff, and planking.
assistant
After-bitts nailed to the deck hold more than a few fraying lines as the running rigging beneath the gaff shows the toll of neglect. Although bleached from constant exposure to the elements, the quality of the planking here remains a cut above the rest of the main deck and has not begun to warp. Several steps lead to a semi-enclosed perch high enough to view anything not concealed by the sails.