...d the safe, best way of stacking hides.
Ingenious method used filled hold's small space,
accomplished by the means of pulleys, glides.
One might think way could weaken vessel's sides.
"Only to four feet of the beams, sir. Next comes the hard part called "steeving",
the way of crowding hundreds of hides into a space only a few could be place by hand."
"How is such a thing done?"
"By use of blocks, tackles, and dogs. It's a matter of leverage."
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