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Marking
the boat to locate the Sword
A
man of the state of Chu was ferrying across a river when his
sword fell into the water. He lost no time in marking the
side of the boat.
"
This is where my sword dropped," he said
When
the boat moored,
he got into the water to look for his sword by the place
which he had marked. But since the boat had moved while the
sword had not, this method of locating his sword proved
unsuccessful.
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moored |
If you moor a boat or if you moor,
you stop in a place and attach the boat to the land
with a rope or cable so that it cannot drift away. |
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