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Leg and Arm

           ThiswasquicklyloweredtoAhab,whoatoncecomprehendingitall,slidhissolitarythighintothecurveofthehook(itwaslikesittingintheflukeofananchor,orthecrotchofanappletree),andthengivingtheword,heldhimselffast,andatthesametimealsohelpedtohoisthisownweight,bypullinghand-over-handupononeoftherunningpartsofthetackle.Soonhewascarefullyswunginsidethehighbulwarks,andgentlylandeduponthecapstanhead.Withhisivoryarmfranklythrustforthinwelcome,theothercaptainadvanced,andAhab,puttingouthisivoryleg,andcrossingtheivoryarm(liketwosword-fishblades)criedoutinhiswalrusway,"Aye,aye,hearty!letusshakebonestogether!anarmandaleg!anarmthatnevercanshrink,d’yesee;andalegthatnevercanrun.Wheredid’stthouseetheWhiteWhale?howlongago?"

           "TheWhiteWhale,"saidtheEnglishman,pointinghisivoryarmtowardstheEast,andtakingaruefulsightalongit,asifithadbeenatelescope;"thereIsawhim,ontheLine,lastseason."

           "Andhetookthatarmoff,didhe?"askedAhab,nowslidingdownfromthecapstan,andrestingontheEnglishman’sshoulder,ashedidso.

           "Aye,hewasthecauseofit,atleast;andthatleg,too?"

           "Spinmetheyarn,"saidAhab;"howwasit?"

           "ItwasthefirsttimeinmylifethatIevercruisedontheLine,"begantheEnglishman."IwasignorantoftheWhiteWhaleatthattime.

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