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Stubb Kills a Whale

           Starther,Tash,myboystarther,all;butkeepcool,keepcoolcucumbersisthewordeasy,easyonlystartherlikegrimdeathandgrinningdevils,andraisetheburieddeadperpendicularoutoftheirgraves,boysthat’sall.Starther!"

           "Woo-hoo!Wa-hee!"screamedtheGay-Headerinreply,raisingsomeoldwar-whooptotheskies;aseveryoarsmaninthestrainedboatinvoluntarilybouncedforwardwiththeonetremendousleadingstrokewhichtheeagerIndiangave.

           Buthiswildscreamswereansweredbyothersquiteaswild."Kee-hee!Kee-hee!"yelledDaggoo,strainingforwardsandbackwardsonhisseat,likeapacingtigerinhiscage.

           "Ka-la!Koo-loo!"howledQueequeg,asifsmackinghislipsoveramouthfulofGrenadier’ssteak.Andthuswithoarsandyellsthekeelscutthesea.Meanwhile,Stubb,retaininghisplaceinthevan,stillencouragedhismentotheonset,allthewhilepuffingthesmokefromhismouth.Likedesperadoestheytuggedandtheystrained,tillthewelcomecrywasheard—"Standup,Tashtego!giveittohim!"Theharpoonwashurled."Sternall!"Theoarsmenbackedwater;thesamemomentsomethingwenthotandhissingalongeveryoneoftheirwrists.Itwasthemagicalline.Aninstantbefore,Stubbhadswiftlycaughttwoadditionalturnswithitroundtheloggerhead,whence,byreasonofitsincreasedrapidcirclings,ahempenbluesmokenowjettedupandmingledwiththesteadyfumesfromhispipe.

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