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Does the Whale's Magnitude Diminish? -- We He Perish?

from Call Me Ishmael; volume 8 by Patrick Shea

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Chapter 105: Does the Whale's Magnitude Diminish? -- We He Perish?

How now, Pliny, you imply diminishment
In fanciful data of yore.
The whale at present has grown with significance,
You misjudged greatly before.

Relentlessly,
Across the sea,
We hunt the whale for eternity,
But as reviled
For guts and guile,
The whale will never disappear.

How now, landsman, you argue extensively --
The whale will perish in full,
Just like bison, that man did exterminate
Down to the very last bull.

Relentlessly,
Across the sea,
We hunt the whale for eternity,
But as reviled
For guts and guile,
The whale will never disappear.

We are whalemen, and as such infallible
In all cetacious regards,
And nothing truer bespoke we with amity:
Extinction's not in the cards!

Extinction's not in the cards!

(c) and (p) 2010 Patrick Shea

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from Call Me Ishmael; volume 8, released June 22, 2012

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Patrick Shea Brooklyn, New York

Patrick is a nerd, a book lover, a math afficianado, an Ishmael, and an Ahab. He lives in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn with his wife and two daughters. He grew up in Portland, OR; and has also lived in Grinnell, IA (for college); and Austin, TX.

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