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The Chase — Second Day

           Whilethetwocrewswereyetcirclinginthewaters,reachingoutaftertherevolvingline-tubs,oars,andotherfloatingfurniture,whileaslopelittleFlaskbobbedupanddownlikeanemptyvial,twitchinghislegsupwardstoescapethedreadedjawsofsharks;andStubbwaslustilysingingoutforsomeonetoladlehimup;andwhiletheoldman’sline—nowparting—admittedofhispullingintothecreamypooltorescuewhomhecould;—inthatwildsimultaneousnessofathousandconcretedperils—Ahab’syetunstrickenboatseemeddrawnuptowardsHeavenbyinvisiblewires—as,arrow-like,shootingperpendicularlyfromthesea,theWhiteWhaledashedhisbroadforeheadagainstitsbottom,andsentitturningoverandover,intotheair;tillitfellagain—gunwaledown—andAhabandhismenstruggledoutfromunderit,likesealsfromasea-sidecave.

           Thefirstuprisingmomentumofthewhale—modifyingitsdirectionashestruckthesurface—involuntarilylaunchedhimalongit,toalittledistancefromthecentreofthedestructionhehadmade;andwithhisbacktoit,henowlayforamomentslowlyfeelingwithhisflukesfromsidetoside;andwheneverastrayoar,bitofplank,theleastchiporcrumboftheboatstouchedhisskin,histailswiftlydrewback,andcamesidewayssmitingthesea.Butsoon,asifsatisfiedthathisworkforthattimewasdone,hepushedhispleatedforeheadthroughtheocean,andtrailingafterhimtheintertangledlines,continuedhisleewardwayatatraveller’smethodicpace.

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