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The Monkey-Rope

           Athingaltogetherincrediblewereitnotthatattractedbysuchpreyasadeadwhale,theotherwisemiscellaneouslycarnivoroussharkwillseldomtouchaman.

           Nevertheless,itmaywellbebelievedthatsincetheyhavesucharavenousfingerinthepie,itisdeemedbutwisetolooksharptothem.Accordingly,besidesthemonkey-rope,withwhichInowandthenjerkedthepoorfellowfromtoocloseavicinitytothemawofwhatseemedapeculiarlyferociousshark—hewasprovidedwithstillanotherprotection.Suspendedoverthesideinoneofthestages,TashtegoandDaggoocontinuallyflourishedoverhisheadacoupleofkeenwhale-spades,wherewiththeyslaughteredasmanysharksastheycouldreach.Thisprocedureoftheirs,tobesure,wasverydisinterestedandbenevolentofthem.TheymeantQueequeg’sbesthappiness,Iadmit;butintheirhastyzealtobefriendhim,andfromthecircumstancethatbothheandthesharkswereattimeshalfhiddenbytheblood-muddledwater,thoseindiscreetspadesoftheirswouldcomeneareramputatingalegthanatall.ButpoorQueequeg,Isuppose,strainingandgaspingtherewiththatgreatironhook—poorQueequeg,Isuppose,onlyprayedtohisYojo,andgaveuphislifeintothehandsofhisgods.

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