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Measurement of The Whale’s Skeleton

           Inconsideringtheseribs,Icouldnotbutbestruckanewwiththecircumstance,sovariouslyrepeatedinthisbook,thattheskeletonofthewhaleisbynomeansthemouldofhisinvestedform.ThelargestoftheTranqueribs,oneofthemiddleones,occupiedthatpartofthefishwhich,inlife,isgreatestindepth.Now,thegreatestdepthoftheinvestedbodyofthisparticularwhalemusthavebeenatleastsixteenfeet;whereas,thecorrespondingribmeasuredbutlittlemorethaneightfeet.Sothatthisribonlyconveyedhalfofthetruenotionofthelivingmagnitudeofthatpart.Besides,forsomeway,whereInowsawbutanakedspine,allthathadbeenoncewrappedroundwithtonsofaddedbulkinflesh,muscle,blood,andbowels.Stillmore,fortheamplefins,Iheresawbutafewdisorderedjoints;andinplaceoftheweightyandmajestic,butbonelessflukes,anutterblank!

           Howvainandfoolish,then,thoughtI,fortimiduntravelledmantotrytocomprehendarightthiswondrouswhale,bymerelypouringoverhisdeadattenuatedskeleton,stretchedinthispeacefulwood.No.Onlyintheheartofquickestperils;onlywhenwithintheeddyingsofhisangryflukes;onlyontheprofoundunboundedsea,canthefullyinvestedwhalebetrulyandlivinglyfoundout.

           Butthespine.Forthat,thebestwaywecanconsideritis,withacrane,topileitsboneshighuponend.Nospeedyenterprise.Butnowit’sdone,itlooksmuchlikePompey’sPillar.

           Therearefortyandoddvertebraeinall,whichintheskeletonarenotlockedtogether

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