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A Bower in the Arsacides

           Moreover,ataplaceinYorkshire,England,BurtonConstablebyname,acertainSirCliffordConstablehasinhispossessiontheskeletonofaSpermWhale,butofmoderatesize,bynomeansofthefull-grownmagnitudeofmyfriendKingTranquo’s.

           Inbothcases,thestrandedwhalestowhichthesetwoskeletonsbelonged,wereoriginallyclaimedbytheirproprietorsuponsimilargrounds.KingTranquoseizinghisbecausehewantedit;andSirClifford,becausehewaslordoftheseignoriesofthoseparts.SirClifford’swhalehasbeenarticulatedthroughout;sothat,likeagreatchestofdrawers,youcanopenandshuthim,inallhisbonycavitiesspreadouthisribslikeagiganticfanandswingalldayuponhislowerjaw.Locksaretobeputuponsomeofhistrap-doorsandshutters;andafootmanwillshowroundfuturevisitorswithabunchofkeysathisside.SirCliffordthinksofchargingtwopenceforapeepatthewhisperinggalleryinthespinalcolumn;threepencetoheartheechointhehollowofhiscerebellum;andsixpencefortheunrivalledviewfromhisforehead.

           TheskeletondimensionsIshallnowproceedtosetdownarecopiedverbatimfrommyrightarm,whereIhadthemtattooed;asinmywildwanderingsatthatperiod,therewasnoothersecurewayofpreservingsuchvaluablestatistics

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