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I am going to throw in here. I am thinking they MIGHT be for stepping the mast. I recall diagrams for a set of short cables for each side of the boat to support the mast laterally (beam-wise) while raising the mast. Would require a couple pair of cables as I recall. I think Bruce Bingham illustrated it in his Sailing Sketchbook.
However, if there is only one of each, I vote for the headsail pennant idea.
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