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Chapter 80: The Nut

The phrenologist says, "You're gonna have to wait for a while --
The skull of this whale is buried twenty feet from its smile."

And I say, "Woe to the sailor; cheers to a stunning conceit --
So human is the notion that the head is the spiritual seat."

And you say, "Maybe in a monster renowned more for power than guile
The ghost in the machine lives in the high Roman forehead with style."

And I say, "With every minute, the character that's in it must rest
Upon a mighty flagpole -- the backbone's the answer to test."

Its vertebrae, close to the spigot
Equal the source in size, to the digit --
There resides a will, inflexible by its very design.

The phrenologist says, "You're gonna have to wait for a while --
The skull of this whale is buried twenty feet from its smile."

(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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