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On deck , all was as dark as a pocket , and either a dead calm , with the rain pouring steadily down , or , more generally , a violent gale dead ahead , with rain pelting horizontally , and occasional variations of hail and sleet ; - decks afloat with water swashing from side to side , and constantly wet feet ; for boots could not be wrung out like drawers , and no composition could stand the constant soaking . Paraplegia , for example , is paralysis of the lower portions of the body and both legs . The Diana 's crews - a set of worthless outcasts , who had been picked up at the islands from the refuse of whale-ships , - were all as drunk as beasts , and had a set-to , on the beach , with their captain , who was in no better state than themselves . Teachers of the visual and performing arts , for example , almost inevitably emphasize student understanding of what they are learning , rather than formulaic recitation of declarative knowledge ( i.e ., information ) or mechanical modeling of procedural knowledge ( i.e ., skills and procedures ) . On Monday morning , the increased depth and deep blue color of the water , and the mixture of shells and white sand which we brought up , upon sounding , showed that we were in the channel , and nearing George 's ; accordingly , the ship 's head was put directly to the northward , and we stood on , with perfect confidence in the soundings , though we had not taken an observation for two days , nor seen land ; and the difference of an eighth of a mile out of the way might put us ashore . For example , the only time the clutch is needed on International Hydro tractors is when one is shifting from high to low range . Beside this , having begun the voyage with very few clothes , he had taken up the greater part of his wages in the slop-chest , and it was every day a losing concern to him ; and , like all the rest of the crew , he had a hearty hatred of California , and the prospect of eighteen months or two years more of hide-droghing seemed completely to break down his spirit .