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chapter-118		chapter-118			.txt	text/plain	524	26	79	THE DYING WHALE whales were seen and four were slain; and one of them by Ahab. crimson fight were done: and floating in the lovely sunset sea and sky, sun and whale both stilly died together; then, such a sweetness and air, that it almost seemed as if far over from the deep green convent valleys of the Manilla isles, the Spanish land-breeze, wantonly turned whales dying--the turning sunwards of the head, and so expiring--that strange spectacle, beheld of such a placid evening, somehow to Ahab here, far water-locked; beyond all hum of human weal or woe; in these most candid and impartial seas; where to traditions no rocks Niger's unknown source; here, too, life dies sunwards full of faith; thy separate throne somewhere in the heart of these unverdured seas; has this thy whale sunwards turned his dying head, and then gone round vain, oh whale, dost thou seek intercedings with yon all-quickening	./cache/chapter-118.txt	./txt/chapter-118.txt