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The Great Heidelburgh Tun

           Thoughinlifeitremainsperfectlyfluid,yet,uponexposuretotheair,afterdeath,itsoonbeginstoconcrete;sendingforthbeautifulcrystallineshoots,aswhenthefirstthindelicateiceisjustforminginwater.Alargewhale’scasegenerallyyieldsaboutfivehundredgallonsofsperm,thoughfromunavoidablecircumstances,considerableofitisspilled,leaks,anddribblesaway,orisotherwiseirrevocablylostintheticklishbusinessofsecuringwhatyoucan.

           IknownotwithwhatfineandcostlymaterialtheHeidelburghTunwascoatedwithin,butinsuperlativerichnessthatcoatingcouldnotpossiblyhavecomparedwiththesilkenpearl-coloredmembrane,liketheliningofafinepelisse,formingtheinnersurfaceoftheSpermWhale’scase.

           ItwillhavebeenseenthattheHeidelburghTunoftheSpermWhaleembracestheentirelengthoftheentiretopofthehead;andsinceashasbeenelsewheresetforththeheadembracesonethirdofthewholelengthofthecreature,thensettingthatlengthdownateightyfeetforagoodsizedwhale,youhavemorethantwenty-sixfeetforthedepthofthetun,whenitislengthwisehoistedupanddownagainstaship’sside.

           Asindecapitatingthewhale,theoperator’sinstrumentisbroughtclosetothespotwhereanentranceissubsequentlyforcedintothespermacetimagazine;hehas,therefore,tobeuncommonlyheedful,lestacareless,untimelystrokeshouldinvadethesanctuaryandwastinglyletoutitsinvaluablecontents

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