The narrator of the story wants the ship to end by being destroyed in a battle or storm, instead of being completely dismantled and turned into scrap metal.
C: sec 10: i have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the day I was born
Answer:
Accident: unforseen event,mishap,disaster
Epitome:an abridgement,a compendium
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