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Cetology

           Tothosewhohavenotchancedspeciallytostudythesubject,itmaypossiblyseemstrange,thatfishesnotcommonlyexceedingfourorfivefeetshouldbemarshalledamongWhalesaword,which,inthepopularsense,alwaysconveysanideaofhugeness.ButthecreaturessetdownaboveasDuodecimoesareinfalliblywhales,bythetermsofmydefinitionofwhatawhaleisi.e.aspoutingfish,withahorizontaltail.

           BOOKIII.(Duodecimo),CHAPTER1.(HuzzaPorpoise).Thisisthecommonporpoisefoundallovertheglobe.Thenameisofmyownbestowal;fortherearemorethanonesortofporpoises,andsomethingmustbedonetodistinguishthem.Icallhimthus,becausehealwaysswimsinhilariousshoals,whichuponthebroadseakeeptossingthemselvestoheavenlikecapsinaFourth-of-Julycrowd.Theirappearanceisgenerallyhailedwithdelightbythemariner.Fulloffinespirits,theyinvariablycomefromthebreezybillowstowindward.Theyaretheladsthatalwayslivebeforethewind.Theyareaccountedaluckyomen.Ifyouyourselfcanwithstandthreecheersatbeholdingthesevivaciousfish,thenheavenhelpye;thespiritofgodlygamesomenessisnotinye.Awell-fed,plumpHuzzaPorpoisewillyieldyouonegoodgallonofgoodoil.Butthefineanddelicatefluidextractedfromhisjawsisexceedinglyvaluable.Itisinrequestamongjewellersandwatchmakers.Sailorsputinontheirhones.Porpoisemeatisgoodeating,youknow.Itmayneverhaveoccurredtoyouthataporpoisespouts.Indeed,hisspoutissosmallthatitisnotveryreadilydiscernible.Butthenexttimeyouhaveachance,watchhim;andyouwillthenseethegreatSpermwhalehimselfinminiature.

           BOOKIII.(Duodecimo),CHAPTERII.(AlgerinePorpoise).Apirate.Verysavage.Heisonlyfound,Ithink,inthePacific.HeissomewhatlargerthantheHuzzaPorpoise,butmuchofthesamegeneralmake.Provokehim,andhewillbuckletoashark.Ihaveloweredforhimmanytimes,butneveryetsawhimcaptured.

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