The Dying Whale

           Notseldominthislife,when,ontherightside,fortune’sfavoritessailclosebyus,we,thoughalladroopbefore,catchsomewhatoftherushingbreeze,andjoyfullyfeelourbaggingsailsfillout.SoseemeditwiththePequod.FornextdayafterencounteringthegayBachelor,whaleswereseenandfourwereslain;andoneofthembyAhab.

           Itwasfardowntheafternoon;andwhenallthespearingsofthecrimsonfightweredone;andfloatinginthelovelysunsetseaandsky,sunandwhalebothstillydiedtogether;then,suchasweetnessandsuchplaintiveness,suchinwreathingorisonscurledupinthatrosyair,thatitalmostseemedasiffaroverfromthedeepgreenconventvalleysoftheManillaisles,theSpanishland-breeze,wantonlyturnedsailor,hadgonetosea,freightedwiththesevesperhymns.

           Soothedagain,butonlysoothedtodeepergloom,Ahab,whohadsternedofffromthewhale,satintentlywatchinghisfinalwaningsfromthenowtranquilboat.Forthatstrangespectacleobservableinallspermwhalesdyingtheturningsunwardsofthehead,andsoexpiringthatstrangespectacle,beheldofsuchaplacidevening,somehowtoAhabconveyedawondrousnessunknownbefore.

           "Heturnsandturnshimtoithowslowly,buthowsteadfastly,hishomage-renderingandinvokingbrow,withhislastdyingmotions.Hetooworshipsfire;mostfaithful,broad,baronialvassalofthesun!Ohthatthesetoo-favoringeyesshouldseethesetoo-favoringsights

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