The Funeral

           Haulinthechains!Letthecarcasegoastern!

           Thevasttackleshavenowdonetheirduty.Thepeeledwhitebodyofthebeheadedwhaleflasheslikeamarblesepulchre;thoughchangedinhue,ithasnotperceptiblylostanythinginbulk.Itisstillcolossal.Slowlyitfloatsmoreandmoreaway,thewaterroundittornandsplashedbytheinsatiatesharks,andtheairabovevexedwithrapaciousflightsofscreamingfowls,whosebeaksarelikesomanyinsultingponiardsinthewhale.Thevastwhiteheadlessphantomfloatsfurtherandfurtherfromtheship,andeveryrodthatitsofloats,whatseemsquareroodsofsharksandcubicroodsoffowls,augmentthemurderousdin.Forhoursandhoursfromthealmoststationaryshipthathideoussightisseen.Beneaththeuncloudedandmildazuresky,uponthefairfaceofthepleasantsea,waitedbythejoyousbreezes,thatgreatmassofdeathfloatsonandon,tilllostininfiniteperspectives.

           There’samostdolefulandmostmockingfuneral!Thesea-vulturesallinpiousmourning,theair-sharksallpunctiliouslyinblackorspeckled.Inlifebutfewofthemwouldhavehelpedthewhale,Iween,ifperadventurehehadneededit;butuponthebanquetofhisfuneraltheymostpiouslydopounce.Oh,horriblevulturismofearth!fromwhichnotthemightiestwhaleisfree.

           Noristhistheend.Desecratedasthebodyis,avengefulghostsurvivesandhoversoverittoscare

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