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A Whale in Sight

           

           Astothetrans-pacificpacket-boats,ithasbeenalreadysaidthattheydidnotfollowsohighaparallelintheirpassagesbetweenAustraliaandtheAmericancontinent.

           However,eveniftheseaisdeserted,onemustnotgiveupobservingittotheextremelimitsofthehorizon.Monotonousasitmayappeartoheedlessminds,itisnonethelessinfinitelyvariedforhimwhoknowshowtocomprehendit.Itsslightestchangescharmtheimaginationofonewhofeelsthepoetryoftheocean.Amarineherbwhichfloatsupanddownonthewaves,abranchofsargassowhoselighttrackzebras,thesurfaceofthewaters,andendofaboard,whosehistoryhewouldwishtoguess,hewouldneednothingmore.Facingthisinfinite,themindisnolongerstoppedbyanything.Imaginationrunsriot.Eachofthosemoleculesofwater,thatevaporationiscontinuallychangingfromtheseatothesky,containsperhapsthesecretofsomecatastrophe.So,thosearetobeenvied,whoseinnerconsciousnessknowshowtointerrogatethemysteriesoftheocean,thosespiritswhorisefromitsmovingsurfacetotheheightsofheaven.

           Besides,lifealwaysmanifestsitselfaboveaswellasbelowtheseas.The"Pilgrim’s"passengerscouldseeflightsofbirdsexcitedinthepursuitofthesmallestfishes,birdswhich,beforewinter,flyfromthecoldclimateofthepoles.Andmorethanonce,DickSand,ascholarofMrs.Weldon’sinthatbranchasinothers,gaveproofsofmarvelousskillwiththegunandpistol,inbringingdownsomeofthoserapid-wingedcreatures.

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