Моби Дик

The Fountain

           Forevenwhencomingintoslightcontactwiththeouter,vaporyshredsofthejet,whichwilloftenhappen,yourskinwillfeverishlysmart,fromtheacridnessofthethingsotouchingit.AndIknowone,whocomingintostillclosercontactwiththespout,whetherwithsomescientificobjectinview,orotherwise,Icannotsay,theskinpeeledofffromhischeekandarm.Wherefore,amongwhalemen,thespoutisdeemedpoisonous;theytrytoevadeit.Anotherthing;Ihavehearditsaid,andIdonotmuchdoubtit,thatifthejetisfairlyspoutedintoyoureyes,itwillblindyou.Thewisestthingtheinvestigatorcandothen,itseemstome,istoletthisdeadlyspoutalone.

           Still,wecanhypothesize,evenifwecannotproveandestablish.Myhypothesisisthis:thatthespoutisnothingbutmist.Andbesidesotherreasons,tothisconclusionIamimpelled,byconsiderationstouchingthegreatinherentdignityandsublimityoftheSpermWhale;Iaccounthimnocommon,shallowbeing,inasmuchasitisanundisputedfactthatheisneverfoundonsoundings,ornearshores;allotherwhalessometimesare.Heisbothponderousandprofound.AndIamconvincedthatfromtheheadsofallponderousprofoundbeings,suchasPlato,Pyrrho,theDevil,Jupiter,Dante,andsoon,therealwaysgoesupacertainsemi-visiblesteam,whileintheactofthinkingdeepthoughts.WhilecomposingalittletreatiseonEternity,Ihadthecuriositytoplaceamirrorbeforeme;anderelongsawreflectedthere,acuriousinvolvedwormingandundulationintheatmosphereovermyhead

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