Reworded note for "faces"

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# it faces northeast and southeast
Some versions say "it faces northwest and southwest." The sailors wanted to go to a place where they would be safe from the wind. The "face" of a harbor is a metaphor, like the "mouth" of a harbor, or the entrance of the harbor. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
Here "faces northeast and southeast" means the opening of the harbor was toward those directions. AT: "it opened to the northeast and southeast"
# northeast and southeast
These directions are based on the rising and setting sun. Northeast is a little to the left of the rising sun. Southeast is a little to the right of the rising sun.
These directions are based on the rising and setting sun. Northeast is a little to the left of the rising sun. Southeast is a little to the right of the rising sun. Some versions say "northwest and southwest."
# weighed anchor