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chapter-138		chapter-138			.txt	text/plain	277	16	87	the Fates ordained to take the place of Ahab's bowsman, when that bowsman assumed the vacant post; the same, who, when on the last day So, floating on the margin of the ensuing scene, and in full sight of it, when the half-spent suction of the sunk ship reached me, I When I reached contracting towards the button-like black bubble at the axis of that slowly wheeling circle, like another Ixion I did revolve. that vital centre, the black bubble upward burst; and now, liberated by with great force, the coffin life-buoy shot lengthwise from the sea, fell over, and floated by my side. Buoyed up by that coffin, for almost one whole day and night, I floated on a soft and dirge-like main. the savage sea-hawks sailed with sheathed beaks. On the second day, a sail drew near, nearer, and picked me up at last.	./cache/chapter-138.txt	./txt/chapter-138.txt