YOU SAID:

The ships hung in the air like bricks don't.

INTO JAPANESE

船はレンガのように宙に浮いた。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

The ship floated in the air like a brick.

INTO JAPANESE

船はレンガのように空中に浮かんでいた。

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The ship was floating in the air like a brick.

INTO JAPANESE

船はレンガのように空中に浮かんでいた。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

The ship was floating in the air like a brick.