The shores on either hand were not much more than half a mile apart, but they seemed wonderfully far away and ever so vague and indistinct.

两侧的河岸都各在半海里远的地方，但是它们看上去却感觉很远，并且从未有过的模糊不清。大副说：“在琼斯家的农场我们上过岸了，长官！”

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Once a tipping point was reached, oysters were too far apart for enough of their gametes to meet, so the population could not sustain itself.

ECONOMIST: A dozen ocean-cleaners and a pint of Guinness, please