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The Mast-Head

           Thethreemast-headsarekeptmannedfromsun-risetosun-set;theseamentakingtheirregularturns(asatthehelm),andrelievingeachothereverytwohours.Inthesereneweatherofthetropicsitisexceedinglypleasantthemast-head:nay,toadreamymeditativemanitisdelightful.Thereyoustand,ahundredfeetabovethesilentdecks,stridingalongthedeep,asifthemastsweregiganticstilts,whilebeneathyouandbetweenyourlegs,asitwere,swimthehugestmonstersofthesea,evenasshipsoncesailedbetweenthebootsofthefamousColossusatoldRhodes.Thereyoustand,lostintheinfiniteseriesofthesea,withnothingruffledbutthewaves.Thetrancedshipindolentlyrolls;thedrowsytradewindsblow;everythingresolvesyouintolanguor.Forthemostpart,inthistropicwhalinglife,asublimeuneventfulnessinvestsyou;youhearnonews;readnogazettes;extraswithstartlingaccountsofcommonplacesneverdeludeyouintounnecessaryexcitements;youhearofnodomesticafflictions;bankruptsecurities;fallofstocks;arenevertroubledwiththethoughtofwhatyoushallhavefordinnerforallyourmealsforthreeyearsandmorearesnuglystowedincasks,andyourbilloffareisimmutable.

           Inoneofthosesouthernwhalesmen,onalongthreeorfouryears’voyage,asoftenhappens,thesumofthevarioushoursyouspendatthemast-headwouldamounttoseveralentiremonths.

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