Моби Дик

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           Forthenonce,however,heproposedtosailabout,andsowhiswildoatsinallfouroceans.Theyhadmadeaharpooneerofhim,andthatbarbedironwasinlieuofasceptrenow.

           Iaskedhimwhatmightbehisimmediatepurpose,touchinghisfuturemovements.Heanswered,togotoseaagain,inhisoldvocation.Uponthis,Itoldhimthatwhalingwasmyowndesign,andinformedhimofmyintentiontosailoutofNantucket,asbeingthemostpromisingportforanadventurouswhalemantoembarkfrom.Heatonceresolvedtoaccompanymetothatisland,shipaboardthesamevessel,getintothesamewatch,thesameboat,thesamemesswithme,inshorttosharemyeveryhap;withbothmyhandsinhis,boldlydipintothePotluckofbothworlds.ToallthisIjoyouslyassented;forbesidestheaffectionInowfeltforQueequeg,hewasanexperiencedharpooneer,andassuch,couldnotfailtobeofgreatusefulnesstoone,who,likeme,waswhollyignorantofthemysteriesofwhaling,thoughwellacquaintedwiththesea,asknowntomerchantseamen.

           Hisstorybeingendedwithhispipe’slastdyingpuff,Queequegembracedme,pressedhisforeheadagainstmine,andblowingoutthelight,werolledoverfromeachother,thiswayandthat,andverysoonweresleeping.

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