During the "crisis," Twain writes: "Then came the leadsman's sepulchral cry: D-e-e-p four!" Why does he use the word sepulchral? At least four other boats had met disaster in the same location. The water depth would cause great harm to the boat. The boat was already sinking. The leadsman had already been seriously injured.

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