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Cutting In

           Moreandmoresheleansovertothewhale,whileeverygaspingheaveofthewindlassisansweredbyahelpingheavefromthebillows;tillatlast,aswift,startlingsnapisheard;withagreatswashtheshiprollsupwardsandbackwardsfromthewhale,andthetriumphanttacklerisesintosightdraggingafteritthedisengagedsemicircularendofthefirststripofblubber.Nowastheblubberenvelopesthewhalepreciselyastherinddoesanorange,soisitstrippedofffromthebodypreciselyasanorangeissometimesstrippedbyspiralizingit.Forthestrainconstantlykeptupbythewindlasscontinuallykeepsthewhalerollingoverandoverinthewater,andastheblubberinonestripuniformlypeelsoffalongthelinecalledthe"scarf,"simultaneouslycutbythespadesofStarbuckandStubb,themates;andjustasfastasitisthuspeeledoff,andindeedbythatveryactitself,itisallthetimebeinghoistedhigherandhigheralofttillitsupperendgrazesthemain-top;themenatthewindlassthenceaseheaving,foramomentortwotheprodigiousblood-drippingmassswaystoandfroasifletdownfromthesky,andeveryonepresentmusttakegoodheedtododgeitwhenitswings,elseitmayboxhisearsandpitchhimheadlongoverboard.

           Oneoftheattendingharpooneersnowadvanceswithalong,keenweaponcalledaboarding-sword,andwatchinghischancehedexterouslyslicesoutaconsiderableholeinthelowerpartoftheswayingmass

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