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Loomings

           And,doubtless,mygoingonthiswhalingvoyage,formedpartofthegrandprogrammeofProvidencethatwasdrawnupalongtimeago. Itcameinasasortofbriefinterludeandsolobetweenmoreextensiveperformances. Itakeitthatthispartofthebillmusthaverunsomethinglikethis: 

           "GrandContestedElectionforthePresidencyoftheUnitedStates." 

           "WhalingVoyagebyoneIshmael." 

           "BloodyBattleinAffghanistan." 

           ThoughIcannottellwhyitwasexactlythatthosestagemanagers,theFates,putmedownforthisshabbypartofawhalingvoyage,whenothersweresetdownformagnificentpartsinhightragedies,andshortandeasypartsingenteelcomedies,andjollypartsinfarces—thoughIcannottellwhythiswasexactly; yet,nowthatIrecallallthecircumstances,IthinkIcanseealittleintothespringsandmotiveswhichbeingcunninglypresentedtomeundervariousdisguises,inducedmetosetaboutperformingthepartIdid,besidescajolingmeintothedelusionthatitwasachoiceresultingfrommyownunbiasedfreewillanddiscriminatingjudgment. 

           Chiefamongthesemotiveswastheoverwhelmingideaofthegreatwhalehimself. Suchaportentousandmysteriousmonsterrousedallmycuriosity. Thenthewildanddistantseaswhereherolledhisislandbulk;theundeliverable,namelessperilsofthewhale;these,withalltheattendingmarvelsofathousandPatagoniansightsandsounds,helpedtoswaymetomywish. Withothermen,perhaps,suchthingswouldnothavebeeninducements;butasforme,Iamtormentedwithaneverlastingitchforthingsremote. Ilovetosailforbiddenseas,andlandonbarbarouscoasts. Notignoringwhatisgood,Iamquicktoperceiveahorror,andcouldstillbesocialwithit—wouldtheyletme—sinceitisbutwelltobeonfriendlytermswithalltheinmatesoftheplaceonelodgesin. 

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