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The Affidavit

           Secondly:ItiswellknownintheSpermWhaleFishery,howeverignoranttheworldashoremaybeofit,thattherehavebeenseveralmemorablehistoricalinstanceswhereaparticularwhaleintheoceanhasbeenatdistanttimesandplacespopularlycognisable.Whysuchawhalebecamethusmarkedwasnotaltogetherandoriginallyowingtohisbodilypeculiaritiesasdistinguishedfromotherwhales;forhoweverpeculiarinthatrespectanychancewhalemaybe,theysoonputanendtohispeculiaritiesbykillinghim,andboilinghimdownintoapeculiarlyvaluableoil.No:thereasonwasthis:thatfromthefatalexperiencesofthefisherytherehungaterribleprestigeofperilousnessaboutsuchawhaleastheredidaboutRinaldoRinaldini,insomuchthatmostfishermenwerecontenttorecognisehimbymerelytouchingtheirtarpaulinswhenhewouldbediscoveredloungingbythemonthesea,withoutseekingtocultivateamoreintimateacquaintance.Likesomepoordevilsashorethathappentoknownanirasciblegreatman,theymakedistantunobtrusivesalutationstohiminthestreet,lestiftheypursuedtheacquaintancefurther,theymightreceiveasummarythumpfortheirpresumption.

           Butnotonlydideachofthesefamouswhalesenjoygreatindividualcelebritynay,youmaycallitanoceanwiderenown;notonlywashefamousinlifeandnowisimmortalinforecastlestoriesafterdeath,buthewasadmittedintoalltherights,privileges,anddistinctionsofaname;hadasmuchanameindeedasCambysesorCaesar.

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