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A Squeeze of the Hand

           WouldthatIcouldkeepsqueezingthatspermforever!Fornow,sincebymanyprolonged,repeatedexperiences,Ihaveperceivedthatinallcasesmanmusteventuallylower,oratleastshift,hisconceitofattainablefelicity;notplacingitanywhereintheintellectorthefancy;butinthewife,theheart,thebed,thetable,thesaddle,thefire-side;thecountry;nowthatIhaveperceivedallthis,Iamreadytosqueezecaseeternally.Inthoughtsofthevisionsofthenight,Isawlongrowsofangelsinparadise,eachwithhishandsinajarofspermaceti.

           Now,whilediscoursingofspermitbehoovestospeakofotherthingsakintoit,inthebusinessofpreparingthespermwhaleforthetry-works.

           Firstcomeswhite-horse,socalled,whichisobtainedfromthetaperingpartofthefish,andalsofromthethickerportionsofhisflukes.Itistoughwithcongealedtendonsawadofmusclebutstillcontainssomeoil.Afterbeingseveredfromthewhale,thewhite-horseisfirstcutintoportableoblongseregoingtothemincer.TheylookmuchlikeblocksofBerkshiremarble.

           Plum-puddingisthetermbestoweduponcertainfragmentarypartsofthewhale’sflesh,hereandthereadheringtotheblanketofblubber,andoftenparticipatingtoaconsiderabledegreeinitsunctuousness.Itisamostrefreshing,convivial,beautifulobjecttobehold.Asitsnameimports,itisofanexceedinglyrich,mottledtint,withabestreakedsnowyandgoldenground,dottedwithspotsofthedeepestcrimsonandpurple.Itisplumsofrubies,inpicturesofcitron.

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