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Stubb and Flask Kill a Right Whale; and Then Have a Talk Over Him

           Ingoodtime,Flask’ssayingprovedtrue.Asbefore,thePequodsteeplyleanedovertowardsthespermwhale’shead,now,bythecounterpoiseofbothheads,sheregainedherevenkeel;thoughsorelystrained,youmaywellbelieve.So,whenononesideyouhoistinLocke’shead,yougooverthatway;butnow,ontheotherside,hoistinKant’sandyoucomebackagain;butinverypoorplight.Thus,somemindsforeverkeeptrimmingboat.Oh,yefoolish!throwallthesethunder-headsoverboard,andthenyouwillfloatlightandright.

           Indisposingofthebodyofarightwhale,whenbroughtalongsidetheship,thesamepreliminaryproceedingscommonlytakeplaceasinthecaseofaspermwhale;only,inthelatterinstance,theheadiscutoffwhole,butintheformerthelipsandtongueareseparatelyremovedandhoistedondeck,withallthewellknownblackboneattachedtowhatiscalledthecrown-piece.Butnothinglikethis,inthepresentcase,hadbeendone.Thecarcasesofbothwhaleshaddroppedastern;andthehead-ladenshipnotalittleresembledamulecarryingapairofoverburdeningpanniers.

           Meantime,Fedallahwascalmlyeyeingtherightwhale’shead,andeverandanonglancingfromthedeepwrinklestheretothelinesinhisownhand.AndAhabchancedsotostand,thattheParseeoccupiedhisshadow;while,iftheParsee’sshadowwasthereatallitseemedonlytoblendwith,andlengthenAhab’s.Asthecrewtoiledon,Laplandishspeculationswerebandiedamongthem,concerningallthesepassingthings.

           

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