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fulImightbeabletohavethemcontinuedinArthurPym’sin-
terest―evenintotheheartofthisstrangelandwhichwewere
approaching.
TheHalbrane
wasgoingalongslowlyontheseclearwaterswhich
swarmedwithfishbelongingtothesamespeciesaswehadalreadymet.
Thesea-birdsweremorenumerousandwereevidentlynotfrightened;
fortheykeptflyingroundthemastorperchingintheyards.Several
whitishropesaboutfiveorsixfeetlongwerebroughtonboard.They
were chaplets formed of millions of shell-fish.
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Whalesspoutingjetsoffeatherywaterfromtheirblow-holesap-
pearedatadistanceandIremarkedthatallthemtookasoutherlydirec-
tion.Therewasthereforereasontobelievethattheseaextendedfarand
wide in that direction.
Theschoonercoveredtwoorthreemilesofhercoursewithoutanyin-
creaseofspeed.ThiscoastevidentlyStretchedfromnorth-westtosouth-
east.Neverthelessthetelescopesrevealednodistinctivefeatures―even
after three hours’ navigation.
Thecrewgatheredtogetherontheforecastlewerelookingonwithout
revealingtheirimpressions.Westaftergoingalofttothefore-cross-trees
wherehehadremainedtenminuteshadreportednothingprecise.Sta-
tionedattheportsideleaningmyelbowsonthebulwarksIclosely
watched the sky linebroken only towards the east.
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