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The Pequod Meets The Virgin

           Yetnottospeakoftheperilofthething,itistobedoubtedwhetherthiscourseisalwaysthebest;foritisbutreasonabletopresume,thatthelongerthestrickenwhalestaysunderwater,themoreheisexhausted.Because,owingtotheenormoussurfaceofhiminafullgrownspermwhalesomethinglessthan2000squarefeetthepressureofthewaterisimmense.Weallknowwhatanastonishingatmosphericweightweourselvesstandupunder;evenhere,above-ground,intheair;howvast,then,theburdenofawhale,bearingonhisbackacolumnoftwohundredfathomsofocean!Itmustatleastequaltheweightoffiftyatmospheres.Onewhalemanhasestimateditattheweightoftwentyline-of-battleships,withalltheirguns,andstores,andmenonboard.

           Asthethreeboatslaythereonthatgentlyrollingsea,gazingdownintoitseternalbluenoon;andasnotasinglegroanorcryofanysort,nay,notsomuchasarippleorabubblecameupfromitsdepths;whatlandsmanwouldhavethought,thatbeneathallthatsilenceandplacidity,theutmostmonsteroftheseaswaswrithingandwrenchinginagony!Noteightinchesofperpendicularropewerevisibleatthebows.SeemsitcrediblethatbythreesuchthinthreadsthegreatLeviathanwassuspendedlikethebigweighttoaneightdayclock.Suspended?andtowhat?Tothreebitsofboard.

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