nec mora, iam stabat primis in litoris undis navali propulsa ratis, iam nautica pubes aut silvis stringunt remos, aut abiete secta transtra novant; his intortas aptare rudentes, his studium erecto componere carbasa malo.
With no delay, a ship was launched from the arsenal and rode already on the waters close to the shore; and already the crew were shaping oars in the woods or felling pines to make new thwarts; some were busily engaged in fitting the twisted cordage, and others in fixing the canvas upon the high mast.
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