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The Chase — First Day

           Atlengththebreathlesshuntercamesonighseeminglyunsuspectingprey,thathisentiredazzlinghumpwasdistinctlyvisible,slidingalongtheseaasifanisolatedthing,andcontinuallysetinarevolvingringoffinest,fleecy,greenishfoam.Hesawthevast,involvedwrinklesoftheslightlyprojectingheadbeyond.Beforeit,faroutonthesoftTurkish-ruggedwaters,wenttheglisteningwhiteshadowfromhisbroad,milkyforehead,amusicalripplingplayfullyaccompanyingtheshade;andbehind,thebluewatersinterchangeablyflowedoverintothemovingvalleyofhissteadywake;andoneitherhandbrightbubblesaroseanddancedbyhisside.Butthesewerebrokenagainbythelighttoesofhundredsofgayfowlssoftlyfeatheringthesea,alternatewiththeirfitfulflight;andliketosomeflag-staffrisingfromthepaintedhullofanargosy,thetallbutshatteredpoleofarecentlanceprojectedfromthewhitewhale’sback;andatintervalsoneofthecloudofsoft-toedfowlshovering,andtoandfroskimminglikeacanopyoverthefish,silentlyperchedandrockedonthispole,thelongtailfeathersstreaminglikepennons.

           Agentlejoyousnessamightymildnessofreposeinswiftness,investedtheglidingwhale.NotthewhitebullJupiterswimmingawaywithravishedEuropaclingingtohisgracefulhorns;hislovely,leeringeyessidewaysintentuponthemaid;withsmoothbewitchingfleetness,ripplingstraightforthenuptialbowerinCrete;notJove,notthatgreatmajestySupreme!didsurpasstheglorifiedWhiteWhaleashesodivinelyswam.

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