(def: the widest circumference or belly of a cask)
The light sputtered and obstinately threatened to refuse to shine. A few more vigorous pulls of the chain woke it from its stupor and coaxed a dim, yellow luminescence from the old tired bulb. This corner of the ship was in sad disrepair. Being on the lowest level of the schooner, and also the hardest to access, it was rare for human eyes to take inventory of its state. If the outside hull wasn't leaking, the inside wasn't much worried about. Through most of the ship's voyages this nook remained empty - cursed and abandoned as a misfortune created by bad planning on the part of the shipbuilder. This journey, however, the dank inconvenient bit of ship sported a curious cargo. Twenty-seven ironwood casks were lined up against the furthermost hull, tied tightly together with black horse hair rope,and painted with the symbol of the corn crow on their bilges.
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