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The Grand Armada

           Twothicksquaresofwoodofequalsizearestoutlyclenchedtogether,sothattheycrosseachother’sgrainatrightangles;alineofconsiderablelengthisthenattachedtothemiddleofthisblock,andtheotherendofthelinebeinglooped,itcaninamomentbefastenedtoaharpoon.Itischieflyamonggalliedwhalesthatthisdruggisused.Forthen,morewhalesarecloseroundyouthanyoucanpossiblychaseatonetime.Butspermwhalesarenoteverydayencountered;whileyoumay,then,youmustkillallyoucan.Andifyoucannotkillthemallatonce,youmustwingthem,sothattheycanbeafterwardskilledatyourleisure.Henceitis,thatattimeslikethesethedrug,comesintorequisition.Ourboatwasfurnishedwiththreeofthem.Thefirstandsecondweresuccessfullydarted,andwesawthewhalesstaggeringlyrunningoff,fetteredbytheenormoussidelongresistanceofthetowingdrugg.Theywerecrampedlikemalefactorswiththechainandball.Butuponflingingthethird,intheactoftossingoverboardtheclumsywoodenblock,itcaughtunderoneoftheseatsoftheboat,andinaninstanttoreitoutandcarrieditaway,droppingtheoarsmanintheboat’sbottomastheseatslidfromunderhim.Onbothsidestheseacameinatthewoundedplanks,butwestuffedtwoorthreedrawersandshirtsin,andsostoppedtheleaksforthetime.

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