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The Grand Armada

           Ithadbeennexttoimpossibletodartthesedrugged-harpoons,wereitnotthatasweadvancedintotheherd,ourwhale’swaygreatlydiminished;moreover,thataswewentstillfurtherandfurtherfromthecircumferenceofcommotion,thedirefuldisordersseemedwaning.Sothatwhenatlastthejerkingharpoondrewout,andthetowingwhalesidewaysvanished;then,withthetaperingforceofhispartingmomentum,weglidedbetweentwowhalesintotheinnermostheartoftheshoal,asiffromsomemountaintorrentwehadslidintoaserenevalleylake.Herethestormsintheroaringglensbetweentheoutermostwhales,wereheardbutnotfelt.Inthiscentralexpansetheseapresentedthatsmoothsatin-likesurface,calledasleek,producedbythesubtlemoisturethrownoffbythewhaleinhismorequietmoods.Yes,wewerenowinthatenchantedcalmwhichtheysaylurksattheheartofeverycommotion.Andstillinthedistracteddistancewebeheldthetumultsoftheouterconcentriccircles,andsawsuccessivepodsofwhales,eightortenineach,swiftlygoingroundandround,likemultipliedspansofhorsesinaring;andsocloselyshouldertoshoulder,thataTitaniccircus-ridermighteasilyhaveover-archedthemiddleones,andsohavegoneroundontheirbacks.Owingtothedensityofthecrowdofreposingwhales,moreimmediatelysurroundingtheembayedaxisoftheherd,nopossiblechanceofescapewasatpresentaffordedus.Wemustwatchforabreachinthelivingwallthathemmedusin;thewallthathadonlyadmittedusinordertoshutusup.

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