Моби Дик

Stowing Down and Clearing Up

           Yes;andmanyisthetime,when,aftertheseverestuninterruptedlabors,whichknownonight;continuingstraightthroughforninety-sixhours;whenfromtheboat,wheretheyhaveswelledtheirwristswithalldayrowingontheLinetheyonlysteptothedecktocarryvastchains,andheavetheheavywindlass,andcutandslash,yea,andintheirverysweatingstobesmokedandburnedanewbythecombinedfiresoftheequatorialsunandtheequatorialtry-works;when,ontheheelofallthis,theyhavefinallybestirredthemselvestocleansetheship,andmakeaspotlessdairyroomofit;manyisthetimethepoorfellows,justbuttoningthenecksoftheircleanfrocks,arestartledbythecryof"Theresheblows!"andawaytheyflytofightanotherwhale,andgothroughthewholewearythingagain.Oh!myfriends,butthisisman-killing!Yetthisislife.Forhardlyhavewemortalsbylongtoilingsextractedfromthisworld’svastbulkitssmallbutvaluablesperm;andthen,withwearypatience,cleansedourselvesfromitsdefilements,andlearnedtolivehereincleantabernaclesofthesoul;hardlyisthisdone,whenTheresheblows!theghostisspoutedup,andawaywesailtofightsomeotherworld,andgothroughyounglife’soldroutineagain.

           Oh!themetempsychosis!Oh!Pythagoras,thatinbrightGreece,twothousandyearsago,diddie,sogood,sowise,somild;IsailedwiththeealongthePeruviancoastlastvoyageand,foolishasIam,taughtthee,agreensimpleboy,howtosplicearope.

           

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