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The Needle

           Thengoingthroughsomesmallstrangemotionswithit—whetherindispensabletothemagnetizingofthesteel,ormerelyintendedtoaugmenttheaweofthecrew,isuncertain—hecalledforlinenthread;andmovingtothebinnacle,slippedoutthetworeversedneedlesthere,andhorizontallysuspendedthesail-needlebyitsmiddle,overoneofthecompasscards.Atfirst,thesteelwentroundandround,quiveringandvibratingateitherend;butatlastitsettledtoitsplace,whenAhab,whohadbeenintentlywatchingforthisresult,steppedfranklybackfromthebinnacle,andpointinghisstretchedarmtowardsit,exclaimed—"Lookye,foryourselves,ifAhabbenotlordofthelevelloadstone!ThesunisEast,andthatcompassswearsit!"

           Oneafteranothertheypeeredin,fornothingbuttheirowneyescouldpersuadesuchignoranceastheirs,andoneafteranothertheyslunkaway.

           Inhisfieryeyesofscornandtriumph,youthensawAhabinallhisfatalpride.

           

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