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A Squeeze of the Hand

           Edgewisemovedalongtheoilydeck,itoperateslikealeathernsquilgee;andbynamelessblandishments,asofmagic,alluresalongwithitallimpurities.

           Buttolearnallaboutthesereconditematters,yourbestwayisatoncetodescendintotheblubber-room,andhavealongtalkwithitsinmates.Thisplacehaspreviouslybeenmentionedasthereceptaclefortheblanket-pieces,whenstriptandhoistedfromthewhale.Whenthepropertimearrivesforcuttingupitscontents,thisapartmentisasceneofterrortoalltyros,especiallybynight.Ononeside,litbyadulllantern,aspacehasbeenleftclearfortheworkmen.Theygenerallygoinpairsapike-and-gaffmanandaspade-man.Thewhaling-pikeissimilartoafrigate’sboarding-weaponofthesamename.Thegaffissomethinglikeaboat-hook.Withhisgaff,thegaffmanhooksontoasheetofblubber,andstrivestoholditfromslipping,astheshippitchesandlurchesabout.Meanwhile,thespade-manstandsonthesheetitself,perpendicularlychoppingitintotheportablehorse-pieces.Thisspadeissharpashonecanmakeit;thespademan’sfeetareshoeless;thethinghestandsonwillsometimesirresistiblyslideawayfromhim,likeasledge.Ifhecutsoffoneofhisowntoes,oroneofhisassistants’,wouldyoubeverymuchastonished?Toesarescarceamongveteranblubber-roommen.

           

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