forma navium eo differt, quod utrimque prora paratam semper adpulsui frontem agit, nec velis ministrant nec remos in ordinem lateribus adiungunt: solutum, ut in quibusdam fluminum, et mutabile, ut res poscit, hinc  vel illinc remigium.
the style of their ships differs from normal in this respect, that there is a prow at each end, with a beak always ready to be driven forwards; they neither work it with sails, nor fix oars in banks to the side: propulsion is by means of free paddles as on certain rivers, and reversible as occasion demands, for movement in either direction.
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