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The Candles

           Hereagainwithhaughtyagony,Ireadmysire.Leap!leapup,andlickthesky!Ileapwiththee;Iburnwiththee;wouldfainbeweldedwiththee;defyinglyIworshipthee!"

           "Theboat!theboat!"criedStarbuck,"lookatthyboat,oldman!"

           Ahab’sharpoon,theoneforgedatPerth’sfire,remainedfirmlylashedinitsconspicuouscrotch,sothatitprojectedbeyondhiswhale-boat’sbow;buttheseathathadstoveitsbottomhadcausedthelooseleathersheathtodropoff;andfromthekeensteelbarbtherenowcamealevelledflameofpale,forkedfire.Asthesilentharpoonburnedtherelikeaserpent’stongue,StarbuckgraspedAhabbythearm—"God,Godisagainstthee,oldman;forbear!‘tisanillvoyage!illbegun,illcontinued;letmesquaretheyards,whilewemay,oldman,andmakeafairwindofithomewards,togoonabettervoyagethanthis."

           OverhearingStarbuck,thepanic-strickencrewinstantlyrantothebracesthoughnotasailwasleftaloft.Forthemomentalltheaghastmate’sthoughtsseemedtheirs;theyraisedahalfmutinouscry.Butdashingtherattlinglightninglinkstothedeck,andsnatchingtheburningharpoon,Ahabwaveditlikeatorchamongthem;swearingtotransfixwithitthefirstsailorthatbutcastloosearope’send.Petrifiedbyhisaspect,andstillmoreshrinkingfromthefierydartthatheheld,themenfellbackindismay,andAhabagainspoke:—

           "AllyouroathstohunttheWhiteWhaleareasbindingasmine;andheart,soul,andbody,lungsandlife,oldAhabisbound

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