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Cistern and Buckets

           IknowthatthisqueeradventureoftheGay-Header’swillbesuretoseemincredibletosomelandsmen,thoughtheythemselvesmayhaveeitherseenorheardofsomeone’sfallingintoacisternashore;anaccidentwhichnotseldomhappens,andwithmuchlessreasontoothantheIndian’s,consideringtheexceedingslipperinessofthecurboftheSpermWhale’swell.

           But,peradventure,itmaybesagaciouslyurged,howisthis?Wethoughtthetissued,infiltratedheadoftheSpermWhale,wasthelightestandmostcorkypartabouthim;andyetthoumakestitsinkinanelementofafargreaterspecificgravitythanitself.Wehavetheethere.Notatall,butIhaveye;foratthetimepoorTashfellin,thecasehadbeennearlyemptiedofitslightercontents,leavinglittlebutthedensetendinouswallofthewelladoublewelded,hammeredsubstance,asIhavebeforesaid,muchheavierthantheseawater,andalumpofwhichsinksinitlikeleadalmost.Butthetendencytorapidsinkinginthissubstancewasinthepresentinstancemateriallycounteractedbytheotherpartsoftheheadremainingundetachedfromit,sothatitsankveryslowlyanddeliberatelyindeed,affordingQueequegafairchanceforperforminghisagileobstetricsontherun,asyoumaysay.Yes,itwasarunningdelivery,soitwas.

           Now,hadTashtegoperishedinthathead,ithadbeenaverypreciousperishing;smotheredintheverywhitestanddaintiestoffragmentspermaceti;coffined,hearsed,andtombedinthesecretinnerchamberandsanctumsanctorumofthewhale

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