GR translation: Smiling passengers halfway down

[Mike Jing]

That makes sense. Thanks, Mark.

On Mon, Apr 7, 2025 at 6:08 AM Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:

> The ship passengers looking out from ship portals in the middle of the
> ship. Their rooms surely.
>
> On Sun, Apr 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> V459.39-41, P467.22-25   The boat comes in to the quay, the crew lower an
>> access ladder. Smiling passengers halfway down are already stretching out
>> gloved and ringed hands to Margherita.
>>
>> What does "halfway down" refer to here? The passengers apparently are not
>> getting off the boat, so they shouldn't be halfway down the ladder, and
>> the
>> ladder would't be able to accommodate multiple passengers anyway.
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