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The Pequod Meets The Virgin

           Butasthestumpsofharpoonsarefrequentlyfoundinthedeadbodiesofcapturedwhales,withthefleshperfectlyhealedaroundthem,andnoprominenceofanykindtodenotetheirplace;therefore,theremustneedshavebeensomeotherunknownreasoninthepresentcasefullytoaccountfortheulcerationalludedto.Butstillmorecuriouswasthefactofalance-headofstonebeingfoundinhim,notfarfromtheburiediron,thefleshperfectlyfirmaboutit.Whohaddartedthatstonelance?Andwhen?ItmighthavebeendartedbysomeNor’WestIndianlongbeforeAmericawasdiscovered.

           Whatothermarvelsmighthavebeenrummagedoutofthismonstrouscabinetthereisnotelling.Butasuddenstopwasputtofurtherdiscoveries,bytheship’sbeingunprecedentedlydraggedoversidewaystothesea,owingtothebody’simmenselyincreasingtendencytosink.However,Starbuck,whohadtheorderingofaffairs,hungontoittothelast;hungontoitsoresolutely,indeed,thatwhenatlengththeshipwouldhavebeencapsized,ifstillpersistinginlockingarmswiththebody;then,whenthecommandwasgiventobreakclearfromit,suchwastheimmovablestrainuponthetimber-headstowhichthefluke-chainsandcableswerefastened,thatitwasimpossibletocastthemoff.MeantimeeverythinginthePequodwasaslant.Tocrosstotheothersideofthedeckwaslikewalkingupthesteepgabledroofofahouse.Theshipgroanedandgasped.Manyoftheivoryinlayingsofherbulwarksandcabinswerestartedfromtheirplaces,bytheunnaturaldislocation.

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