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The Albatross

           "Swimawayfromme,doye?"murmuredAhab,gazingoverintothewater.Thereseemedbutlittleinthewords,butthetoneconveyedmoreofdeephelplesssadnessthantheinsaneoldmanhadeverbeforeevinced.Butturningtothesteersman,whothusfarhadbeenholdingtheshipinthewindtodiminishherheadway,hecriedoutinhisoldlionvoice"Uphelm!Keepheroffroundtheworld!"

           Roundtheworld!Thereismuchinthatsoundtoinspireproudfeelings;butwheretodoesallthatcircumnavigationconduct?Onlythroughnumberlessperilstotheverypointwhencewestarted,wherethosethatweleftbehindsecure,wereallthetimebeforeus.

           Werethisworldanendlessplain,andbysailingeastwardwecouldforeverreachnewdistances,anddiscoversightsmoresweetandstrangethananyCycladesorIslandsofKingSolomon,thentherewerepromiseinthevoyage.Butinpursuitofthosefarmysterieswedreamof,orintormentedchaseofthedemonphantomthat,sometimeorother,swimsbeforeallhumanhearts;whilechasingsuchoverthisroundglobe,theyeitherleadusoninbarrenmazesormidwayleaveuswhelmed.

           

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