Deinde ad ipsam aquam et latera pulvino circiter sesquipedales margines struantur aequilibres ex planitia, quae est supra scripta; tunc proclinatio ea impleatur harena et exaequetur cum margine et planitia pulvini.
Then towards the water and on the side of the platform construct margins projecting about one and a half feet level with the top mentioned above. Then the overhanging part is to be filled up underneath with sand and made level with the margin and the surface of the platform.
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