Author: Leigh Peterson, Zoey

Cites

• Annie Dillard (1)
  • IN: Next Year For Sure (2017) Fiction, NULL
    EPIGRAPH: SIGNALS AT SEA (If the flags in A’s hoist cannot be made out, B keeps her answering pennant at the “Dip” and hoists the signal “OWL” OR “WCX.”) CXL Do not abandon me. A I am undergoing a speed trial. D Keep clear of me— I am maneuvring with difficulty. F I am disabled. Communicate with me. G I require a pilot. P Your lights are out, or burning badly. U You are standing into danger. X Stop carrying out your intentions. K You should stop your vessel instantly. L You should stop. I have something important to communicate. R You may feel your way past me.
    FROM: Charles H. Cugle, Cugle’s Practical Navigation, (1936), Poem, US