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A Squeeze of the Hand

           Spiteofreason,itishardtokeepyourselffromeatingit.Iconfess,thatonceIstolebehindtheforemasttotryit.IttastedsomethingasIshouldconceivearoyalcutletfromthethighofLouisleGrosmighthavetasted,supposinghimtohavebeenkilledthefirstdayafterthevenisonseason,andthatparticularvenisonseasoncontemporarywithanunusuallyfinevintageofthevineyardsofChampagne.

           Thereisanothersubstance,andaverysingularone,whichturnsupinthecourseofthisbusiness,butwhichIfeelittobeverypuzzlingadequatelytodescribe.Itiscalledslobgollion;anappellationoriginalwiththewhalemen,andevensoisthenatureofthesubstance.Itisanineffablyoozy,stringyaffair,mostfrequentlyfoundinthetubsofsperm,afteraprolongedsqueezing,andsubsequentdecanting.Iholdittobethewondrouslythin,rupturedmembranesofthecase,coalescing.

           Gurry,socalled,isatermproperlybelongingtorightwhalemen,butsometimesincidentallyusedbythespermfishermen.Itdesignatesthedark,glutinoussubstancewhichisscrapedoffthebackoftheGreenlandorrightwhale,andmuchofwhichcoversthedecksofthoseinferiorsoulswhohuntthatignobleLeviathan.

           Nippers.Strictlythiswordisnotindigenoustothewhale’svocabulary.Butasappliedbywhalemen,itbecomesso.Awhaleman’snipperisashortfirmstripoftendinousstuffcutfromthetaperingpartofLeviathan’stail:itaveragesaninchinthickness,andfortherest,isaboutthesizeoftheironpartofahoe

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