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The Chase — Second Day

           Ahab’sboatwascentral;andcheeringhismen,hetoldthemhewouldtakethewhalehead-and-headthatis,pullstraightuptohisforeheadanotuncommonthing;forwhenwithinacertainlimit,suchacourseexcludesthecomingonsetfromthewhale’ssidelongvision.Buterethatcloselimitwasgained,andwhileyetallthreeboatswereplainastheship’sthreemaststohiseye;theWhiteWhalechurninghimselfintofuriousspeed,almostinaninstantasitwere,rushingamongtheboatswithopenjaws,andalashingtail,offeredappallingbattleoneveryside;andheedlessoftheirondartedathimfromeveryboat,seemedonlyintentonannihilatingeachseparateplankofwhichthoseboatsweremade.Butskilfullymanoeuvred,incessantlywheelingliketrainedchargersinthefield;theboatsforawhileeludedhim;though,attimes,butbyaplank’sbreadth;whileallthetime,Ahab’sunearthlyslogantoreeveryothercrybuthistoshreds.

           Butatlastinhisuntraceableevolutions,theWhiteWhalesocrossedandrecrossed,andinathousandwaysentangledtheslackofthethreelinesnowfasttohim,thattheyforeshortened,and,ofthemselves,warpedthedevotedboatstowardstheplantedironsinhim;thoughnowforamomentthewhaledrewasidealittle,asiftorallyforamoretremendouscharge.

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