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The Fountain

           Butthenagain,whathasthewhaletosay?SeldomhaveIknownanyprofoundbeingthathadanythingtosaytothisworld,unlessforcedtostammeroutsomethingbywayofgettingaliving.Oh!happythattheworldissuchanexcellentlistener!

           Now,thespoutingcanaloftheSpermWhale,chieflyintendedasitisfortheconveyanceofair,andforseveralfeetlaidalong,horizontally,justbeneaththeuppersurfaceofhishead,andalittletooneside;thiscuriouscanalisverymuchlikeagas-pipelaiddowninacityononesideofastreet.Butthequestionreturnswhetherthisgas-pipeisalsoawater-pipe;inotherwords,whetherthespoutoftheSpermWhaleisthemerevaporoftheexhaledbreath,orwhetherthatexhaledbreathismixedwithwatertakeninatthemouth,anddischargedthroughthespiracle.Itiscertainthatthemouthindirectlycommunicateswiththespoutingcanal;butitcannotbeprovedthatthisisforthepurposeofdischargingwaterthroughthespiracle.Becausethegreatestnecessityforsodoingwouldseemtobe,wheninfeedingheaccidentallytakesinwater.ButtheSpermWhale’sfoodisfarbeneaththesurface,andtherehecannotspoutevenifhewould.Besides,ifyouregardhimveryclosely,andtimehimwithyourwatch,youwillfindthatwhenunmolested,thereisanundeviatingrhymebetweentheperiodsofhisjetsandtheordinaryperiodsofrespiration.

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