Human: Compose a short description of a dock scene with cargoes, gorse ropes, longshoremen, and a ship. Assistant: 
Sturdy longshoremen use hooked poles of iron and thick gorse ropes to lever ship cargoes onto and across this dock. The constant wash of brine scrubs the pier and posts like a rough razor. Tax assessment officers regularly appear, checking off arrivals and departures, blandly ignoring the stares and poorly hidden curses of passengers and crew alike.