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The Doubloon

           "Iseenothinghere,butaroundthingmadeofgold,andwhoeverraisesacertainwhale,thisroundthingbelongstohim.So,what’sallthisstaringbeenabout?Itisworthsixteendollars,that’strue;andattwocentsthecigar,that’sninehundredandsixtycigars.Iwon’tsmokedirtypipeslikeStubb,butIlikecigars,andhere’sninehundredandsixtyofthem;soheregoesFlaskalofttospy‘emout."

           "ShallIcallthatWiseorfoolish,now;ifitbereallywiseithasafoolishlooktoit;yet,ifitbereallyfoolish,thenhasitasortofwiseishlooktoit.But,avast;herecomesouroldManxmantheoldhearse-driver,hemusthavebeen,thatis,beforehetooktothesea.Heluffsupbeforethedoubloon;halloa,andgoesroundontheothersideofthemast;why,there’sahorse-shoenailedonthatside;andnowhe’sbackagain;whatdoesthatmean?Hark!he’smutteringvoicelikeanoldworn-outcoffee-mill.Prickears,andlisten!"

           "IftheWhiteWhaleberaised,itmustbeinamonthandaday,whenthesunstandsinsomeoneofthesesigns.I’vestudiedsigns,andknowtheirmarks;theyweretaughtmetwoscoreyearsago,bytheoldwitchinCopenhagen.Now,inwhatsignwillthesunthenbe?Thehorse-shoesign;forthereitis,rightoppositethegold.Andwhat’sthehorse-shoesign?Thelionisthehorse-shoesigntheroaringanddevouringlion.Ship,oldship!myoldheadshakestothinkofthee."

           "There’sanotherrenderingnow;butstillonetext.Allsortsofmeninonekindofworld,yousee.

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