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The Affidavit

           Wasitnotso,OTimorTom!thoufamedleviathan,scarredlikeaiceberg,whosolongdid’stlurkintheOrientalstraitsofthatname,whosespoutwasoftseenfromthepalmybeachofOmbay?Wasitnotso,ONewZealandJack!thouterrorofallcruisersthatcrossedtheirwakesinthevicinityoftheTattooLand?Wasitnotso,OMorquan!KingofJapan,whoseloftyjettheysayattimesassumedthesemblanceofasnow-whitecrossagainstthesky?Wasitnotso,ODonMiguel!thouChilianwhale,markedlikeanoldtortoisewithmystichieroglyphicsupontheback!Inplainprose,herearefourwhalesaswellknowntothestudentsofCetaceanHistoryasMariusorSyllatotheclassicscholar.

           Butthisisnotall.NewZealandTomandDonMiguel,afteratvarioustimescreatinggreathavocamongtheboatsofdifferentvessels,werefinallygoneinquestof,systematicallyhuntedout,chasedandkilledbyvaliantwhalingcaptains,whoheaveduptheiranchorswiththatexpressobjectasmuchinview,asinsettingoutthroughtheNarragansettWoods,CaptainButlerofoldhaditinhismindtocapturethatnotoriousmurderoussavageAnnawon,theheadmostwarrioroftheIndianKingPhilip.

           IdonotknowwhereIcanfindabetterplacethanjusthere,tomakementionofoneortwootherthings,whichtomeseemimportant,asinprintedformestablishinginallrespectsthereasonablenessofthewholestoryoftheWhiteWhale,moreespeciallythecatastrophe.Forthisisoneofthosedishearteninginstanceswheretruthrequiresfullasmuchbolsteringaserror.

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