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The Grand Armada

           Butatlengthweperceivedthatbyoneoftheunimaginableaccidentsofthefishery,thiswhalehadbecomeentangledintheharpoon-linethathetowed;hehadalsorunawaywiththecutting-spadeinhim;andwhilethefreeendoftheropeattachedtothatweapon,hadpermanentlycaughtinthecoilsoftheharpoon-lineroundhistail,thecutting-spadeitselfhadworkedloosefromhisflesh.Sothattormentedtomadness,hewasnowchurningthroughthewater,violentlyflailingwithhisflexibletail,andtossingthekeenspadeabouthim,woundingandmurderinghisowncomrades.

           Thisterrificobjectseemedtorecallthewholeherdfromtheirstationaryfright.First,thewhalesformingthemarginofourlakebegantocrowdalittle,andtumbleagainsteachother,asifliftedbyhalfspentbillowsfromafar;thenthelakeitselfbeganfaintlytoheaveandswell;thesubmarinebridal-chambersandnurseriesvanished;inmoreandmorecontractingorbitsthewhalesinthemorecentralcirclesbegantoswiminthickeningclusters.Yes,thelongcalmwasdeparting.Alowadvancinghumwassoonheard;andthenliketothetumultuousmassesofblock-icewhenthegreatriverHudsonbreaksupinSpring,theentirehostofwhalescametumblingupontheirinnercentre,asiftopilethemselvesupinonecommonmountain.InstantlyStarbuckandQueequegchangedplaces;Starbucktakingthestern.

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