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In the northern hemisphere the direction of the whirl is always contrary to that in which the hands of a watch move, and in the southern coincident thereto.— The Hurricane Guide Being An Attempt To Connect The Rotary Gale Or Revolving Storm With Atmospheric Waves.
In the centre of the whirl is a quiet spot, equal in extent of area to the whole— Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale
Deep down below, a rush of black water caught the last gang waiting for the cage, and as they clambered in, the whirl was about their waists.— Soldiers Three
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