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A merchant captain named Samuel Dewey recognized a small wager as to whether he could finish the task of removal.[167] Elliot had posted guards on Structure to ensure the protection on the figurehead, but Dewey crossed the Charles River in a little boat, using the sounds of thunderstorms to mask his movements, and managed to noticed off nearly all