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Show Castle on a Ship I In sea stories there is often men- : Hon of the fo'c'sie. That word is, of course, short for forecastle. In the old days the fore part of a ti-!:;::.g slil p w?;s built in c.is:;e i;!;e form, : above the level of the ship. This eas;'e ovrr'.oi.kf.l the d-v!; of or.Mjny ships and also served to r"i.--r-t the si'Miers. Today th :, r.ar:: is retained, tliouuth it is applied r. e.v to the fore part of the ve-sol und.-r j the deck where the sailors have i their quarters. I'eai'Mjii's Weekly. |