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The Pacific

           Thusthismysterious,divinePacificzonestheworld’swholebulkabout;makesallcoastsonebaytoit;seemsthetide-beatingheartofearth.Liftedbythoseeternalswells,youneedsmustowntheseductivegod,bowingyourheadtoPan.

           ButfewthoughtsofPanstirredAhab’sbrain,asstanding,likeanironstatueathisaccustomedplacebesidethemizenrigging,withonenostrilheunthinkinglysnuffedthesugarymuskfromtheBasheeisles(inwhosesweetwoodsmildloversmustbewalking),andwiththeotherconsciouslyinhaledthesaltbreathofthenewfoundsea;thatseainwhichthehatedWhiteWhalemusteventhenbeswimming.Launchedatlengthuponthesealmostfinalwaters,andglidingtowardstheJapanesecruising-ground,theoldman’spurposeintensifieditself.Hisfirmlipsmetlikethelipsofavice;theDeltaofhisforehead’sveinsswelledlikeoverladenbrooks;inhisverysleep,hisringingcryranthroughthevaultedhull,"Sternall!theWhiteWhalespoutsthickblood!"

           

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