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           Whereindiffertheseaandtheland,thatamiracleupononeisnotamiracleupontheother?PreternaturalterrorsrestedupontheHebrews,whenunderthefeetofKorahandhiscompanythelivegroundopenedandswallowedthemupforever;yetnotamodernsuneversets,butinpreciselythesamemannertheliveseaswallowsupshipsandcrews.

           Butnotonlyistheseasuchafoetomanwhoisanalientoit,butitisalsoafiendtoitsownoff-spring;worsethanthePersianhostwhomurderedhisownguests;sparingnotthecreatureswhichitselfhathspawned.Likeasavagetigressthattossinginthejungleoverlaysherowncubs,sotheseadasheseventhemightiestwhalesagainsttherocks,andleavesthemtheresidebysidewiththesplitwrecksofships.Nomercy,nopowerbutitsowncontrolsit.Pantingandsnortinglikeamadbattlesteedthathaslostitsrider,themasterlessoceanoverrunstheglobe.

           Considerthesubtlenessofthesea;howitsmostdreadedcreaturesglideunderwater,unapparentforthemostpart,andtreacherouslyhiddenbeneaththeloveliesttintsofazure.Consideralsothedevilishbrillianceandbeautyofmanyofitsmostremorselesstribes,asthedaintyembellishedshapeofmanyspeciesofsharks.Consideroncemore,theuniversalcannibalismofthesea;allwhosecreaturespreyuponeachother,carryingoneternalwarsincetheworldbegan

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