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The Dying Whale

           Look!here,farwater-locked;beyondallhumofhumanwealorwoe;inthesemostcandidandimpartialseas;wheretotraditionsnorocksfurnishtablets;whereforlongChineseages,thebillowshavestillrolledonspeechlessandunspokento,asstarsthatshineupontheNiger’sunknownsource;here,too,lifediessunwardsfulloffaith,butsee!nosoonerdead,thandeathwhirlsroundthecorpse,anditheadssomeotherway.

           "Oh,thoudarkHindoohalfofnature,whoofdrownedboneshastbuildedthyseparatethronesomewhereintheheartoftheseunverduredseas;thouartaninfidel,thouqueen,andtootrulyspeakesttomeinthewide-slaughteringTyphoon,andthehushedburialofitsaftercalm.Norhasthisthywhalesunwardsturnedhisdyinghead,andthengoneroundagain,withoutalessontome.

           "Oh,treblyhoopedandweldedhipofpower!Oh,highaspiring,rainbowedjet!thatonestrivest,thisonejettestallinvain!Invain,ohwhale,dostthouseekintercedingswithyonall-quickeningsun,thatonlycallsforthlife,butgivesitnotagain.Yetdostthoudarkerhalf,rockmewithaprouder,ifadarkerfaith.Allthyunnamableimminglingsfloatbeneathmehere;Iambuoyedbybreathsofoncelivingthings,exhaledasair,butwaternow.

           "Thenhail,foreverhail,Osea,inwhoseeternaltossingsthewildfowlfindshisonlyrest.Bornofearth,yetsuckledbythesea;thoughhillandvalleymotheredme,yebillowsaremyfoster-brothers!"

           

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