Моби Дик

Squid

           Aswithalowsuckingsounditslowlydisappearedagain,Starbuckstillgazingattheagitatedwaterswhereithadsunk,withawildvoiceexclaimed"AlmostratherhadIseenMobyDickandfoughthim,thantohaveseenthee,thouwhiteghost!"

           "Whatwasit,Sir?"saidFlask.

           "Thegreatlivesquid,which,theysay,fewwhale-shipseverbeheld,andreturnedtotheirportstotellofit."

           ButAhabsaidnothing;turninghisboat,hesailedbacktothevessel;therestassilentlyfollowing.

           Whateversuperstitionsthespermwhalemeningeneralhaveconnectedwiththesightofthisobject,certainitis,thataglimpseofitbeingsoveryunusual,thatcircumstancehasgonefartoinvestitwithportentousness.Sorarelyisitbeheld,thatthoughoneandallofthemdeclareittobethelargestanimatedthingintheocean,yetveryfewofthemhaveanybutthemostvagueideasconcerningitstruenatureandform;notwithstanding,theybelieveittofurnishtothespermwhalehisonlyfood.Forthoughotherspeciesofwhalesfindtheirfoodabovewater,andmaybeseenbymanintheactoffeeding,thespermacetiwhaleobtainshiswholefoodinunknownzonesbelowthesurface;andonlybyinferenceisitthatanyonecantellofwhat,precisely,thatfoodconsists.Attimes,whencloselypursued,hewilldisgorgewhataresupposedtobethedetachedarmsofthesquid;someofthemthusexhibitedexceedingtwentyandthirtyfeetinlength

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