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Leg and Arm

           Well,onedayweloweredforapodoffourorfivewhales,andmyboatfastenedtooneofthem;aregularcircushorsehewas,too,thatwentmillingandmillingroundsothatmyboat’screwcouldonlytrimdish,bysittingalltheirsternsontheoutergunwale.Presentlyupbreachesfromthebottomoftheseaabouncinggreatwhale,withamilky-whiteheadandhump,allcrows’feetandwrinkles."

           "Itwashe,itwashe!"criedAhab,suddenlylettingouthissuspendedbreath.

           "Andharpoonsstickinginnearhisstarboadfin."

           "Aye,ayetheywereminemyirons,"criedAhab,exultingly—"buton!"

           "Givemeachance,then,"saidtheEnglishman,good-humoredly."Well,thisoldgreat-grandfather,withthewhiteheadandhump,runsallafoamintothepod,andgoestosnappingfuriouslyatmyfast-line!

           "Aye,Isee!wantedtopartit;freethefast-fishanoldtrickIknowhim."

           "Howitwasexactly,"continuedtheone-armedcommander,"Idonotknow;butinbitingtheline,itgotfoulofhisteeth,caughttheresomehow;butwedidn’tknowitthen;sothatwhenweafterwardspulledontheline,bouncewecameplumpontohishump!insteadoftheotherwhale’s;thatwentofftowindward,allfluking.Seeinghowmattersstood,andwhatanoblegreatwhaleitwasthenoblestandbiggestIeversaw,sir,inmylifeIresolvedtocapturehim,spiteoftheboilingrageheseemedtobein.

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