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The Chase — Third Day

           "Theship!Thehearse!thesecondhearse!"criedAhabfromtheboat;"itswoodcouldonlybeAmerican!"

           Divingbeneaththesettlingship,thewhaleranquiveringalongitskeel;butturningunderwater,swiftlyshottothesurfaceagain,farofftheotherbow,butwithinafewyardsofAhab’sboat,where,foratime,helayquiescent.

           "Iturnmybodyfromthesun.Whatho,Tashtego!letmehearthyhammer.Oh!yethreeunsurrenderedspiresofmine;thouuncrackedkeel;andonlygod-bulliedhull;thoufirmdeck,andhaughtyhelm,andPole-pointedprowdeathgloriousship!mustyethenperish,andwithoutme?AmIcutofffromthelastfondprideofmeanestshipwreckedcaptains?Oh,lonelydeathonlonelylife!Oh,nowIfeelmytopmostgreatnessliesinmytopmostgrief.Ho,ho!fromallyourfurthestbounds,pouryenowin,yeboldbillowsofmywholeforegonelife,andtopthisonepiledcomberofmydeath!TowardstheeIroll,thouall-destroyingbutunconqueringwhale;tothelastIgrapplewiththee;fromhell’sheartIstabatthee;forhate’ssakeIspitmylastbreathatthee.Sinkallcoffinsandallhearsestoonecommonpool!andsinceneithercanbemine,letmethentowtopieces,whilestillchasingthee,thoughtiedtothee,thoudamnedwhale!Thus,Igiveupthespear!"

           Theharpoonwasdarted;thestrickenwhaleflewforward;withignitingvelocitythelineranthroughthegrooves;ranfoul.

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