THE_AT PACIFIC_NP1 OCEAN_NN1 ,_, 1848_MC IN_II ALL_DB HIS_APPGE YEARS_NNT2 SAILING_VVG THE_AT WORLD_NN1 'S_GE OCEANS_NN2 ,_, CAPTAIN_NNB Horatio_NP1 Dobbs_NP1 had_VHD never_RR known_VVN the_AT sea_NN1 to_TO be_VBI so_RG barren_JJ ._. 
The_AT captain_NN1 paced_VVD the_AT quarterdeck_NN1 of_IO the_AT New_JJ Bedford_NP1 whaling_NN1 ship_NN1 Princess_NN1 ,_, gray_JJ eyes_NN2 darting_VVG like_II twin_NN1 lighthouse_NN1 beams_NN2 to_II every_AT1 point_NN1 of_IO the_AT compass_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Pacific_NP1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 disk-shaped_JJ blue_JJ desert_NN1 ._. 
No_AT spouts_NN2 feathered_VVD the_AT horizon_NN1 ._. 
No_AT grinning_JJ porpoises_NN2 danced_VVN off_II the_AT bow_NN1 ._. 
No_AT flying_JJ fish_NN skittered_VVD above_II the_AT wave_NN1 tops_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ as_CS21 if_CS22 life_NN1 in_II the_AT sea_NN1 had_VHD ceased_VVN to_TO exist_VVI ._. 
Dobbs_NP1 was_VBDZ considered_VVN a_AT1 prince_NN1 in_II the_AT New_JJ Bedford_NP1 whaling_NN1 hierarchy_NN1 ._. 
In_II the_AT waterfront_NN1 bars_NN2 where_RRQ hard-eyed_JJ harpooners_NN2 gathered_VVD ,_, or_CC in_II the_AT parlors_NN2 of_IO the_AT rich_JJ Quaker_JJ shipowners_NN2 on_II Johnny_NP1 Cake_NP1 Hill_NNL1 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ said_VVN that_CST Dobbs_NP1 could_VM sniff_VVI out_RP a_AT1 sperm_NN whale_NN1 at_II fifty_MC miles_NNU2 ._. 
But_CCB only_RR the_AT rank_NN1 smell_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 simmering_JJ mutiny_NN1 had_VHD filled_VVN the_AT captain_NN1 's_GE nostrils_NN2 of_IO late_RR ._. 
Dobbs_NP1 had_VHD come_VVN to_TO dread_VVI having_VHG to_TO record_VVI each_DD1 day_NNT1 of_IO failure_NN1 in_II the_AT ship_NN1 's_GE logbook_NN1 ._. 
The_AT entry_NN1 he_PPHS1 had_VHD penned_VVN in_II his_APPGE log_NN1 the_AT night_NNT1 before_CS summed_VVN up_RP the_AT troubles_NN2 he_PPHS1 faced_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD written_VVN :_: March_NPM1 27_MC ,_, 1848_MC ._. 
Fresh_JJ breeze_NN1 ,_, SW_ND1 ._. 
Not_XX a_AT1 whale_NN1 in_II sight_NN1 ._. 
Hard_JJ luck_NN1 hangs_VVZ over_II voyage_NN1 like_II a_AT1 stinking_JJ fog_NN1 ._. 
No_AT oil_NN1 in_II all_DB of_IO Pacific_NP1 Ocean_NNL1 for_IF poor_JJ ship_NN1 Princess_NN1 ._. 
Trouble_NN1 brewing_NN1 in_II the_AT fo'c'sle_NN1 ._. 
Dobbs_NP1 had_VHD a_AT1 clear_JJ view_NN1 of_IO the_AT length_NN1 of_IO the_AT ship_NN1 from_II the_AT elevated_JJ quarterdeck_NN1 ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI had_VHN to_TO be_VBI blind_JJ not_XX to_TO see_VVI the_AT averted_JJ gazes_NN2 and_CC the_AT furtive_JJ glances_NN2 from_II his_APPGE crewmen_NN2 ._. 
The_AT ship_NN1 's_GE officers_NN2 had_VHD reported_VVN with_IW alarm_NN1 that_CST the_AT usual_JJ grumbling_VVG among_II the_AT forecastle_NN1 crew_NN1 had_VHD become_VVN more_RGR frequent_JJ and_CC vehement_JJ ._. 
The_AT captain_NN1 had_VHD instructed_VVN his_APPGE mates_NN2 to_TO keep_VVI pistols_NN2 ready_JJ and_CC never_RR to_TO leave_VVI the_AT deck_NN1 unattended_JJ ._. 
No_AT hand_NN1 had_VHD yet_RR been_VBN lifted_VVN in_II mutiny_NN1 ,_, but_CCB in_II the_AT dark_NN1 and_CC dingy_JJ forecastle_NN1 ,_, the_AT cramped_JJ living_JJ quarters_NN2 located_VVN where_CS the_AT bow_NN1 narrowed_VVD ,_, men_NN2 were_VBDR heard_VVN to_TO whisper_VVI that_CST the_AT ship_NN1 's_GE luck_NN1 might_VM change_VVI if_CSW the_AT captain_NN1 were_VBDR to_TO meet_VVI with_IW an_AT1 accident_NN1 ._. 
Dobbs_NP1 was_VBDZ six_MC foot_NN1 four_MC and_CC had_VHD a_AT1 profile_NN1 like_II a_AT1 cliff_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ confident_JJ he_PPHS1 could_VM put_VVI down_RP a_AT1 mutiny_NN1 ,_, but_CCB that_DD1 was_VBDZ the_AT least_DAT of_IO his_APPGE worries_NN2 ._. 
A_AT1 captain_NN1 who_PNQS returned_VVD to_II port_NN1 without_IW a_AT1 profitable_JJ cargo_NN1 of_IO oil_NN1 had_VHD committed_VVN the_AT unpardonable_JJ sin_NN1 of_IO costing_VVG the_AT ship_NN1 's_GE owners_NN2 their_APPGE investment_NN1 ._. 
No_AT crew_NN1 worth_II its_APPGE salt_NN1 would_VM ever_RR ship_VVI out_RP with_IW him_PPHO1 ._. 
Reputation_NN1 ,_, career_NN1 ,_, and_CC fortune_NN1 could_VM rise_VVI or_CC fall_VVI on_II a_AT1 single_JJ voyage_NN1 ._. 
The_AT longer_RRR a_AT1 ship_NN1 spent_VVN at_II sea_NN1 ,_, the_AT greater_JJR the_AT chance_NN1 of_IO failure_NN1 ._. 
Supplies_NN2 ran_VVD short_JJ ._. 
Scurvy_NN1 and_CC disease_NN1 became_VVD more_RGR likely_JJ ._. 
The_AT ship_NN1 's_GE physical_JJ condition_NN1 deteriorated_VVD and_CC the_AT crew_NN1 lost_VVD its_APPGE edge_NN1 ._. 
Putting_VVG into_II port_NN1 for_IF repairs_NN2 and_CC supplies_NN2 was_VBDZ risky_JJ ._. 
Men_NN2 might_VM jump_VVI ship_NN1 to_TO sign_VVI on_RP to_II a_AT1 more_RGR successful_JJ vessel_NN1 ._. 
The_AT whaling_NN1 expedition_NN1 had_VHD gone_VVN downhill_RL since_CS the_AT crisp_JJ autumn_NNT1 day_NNT1 when_RRQ the_AT gleaming_JJ new_JJ ship_NN1 had_VHD pulled_VVN away_II21 from_II22 the_AT bustling_JJ wharf_NN1 to_II a_AT1 roaring_JJ send-off_JJ ._. 
Dobbs_NP1 was_VBDZ bewildered_JJ by_II the_AT change_NN1 in_II the_AT ship_NN1 's_GE fortunes_NN2 ._. 
No_AT ship_NN1 could_VM have_VHI been_VBN better_RRR prepared_VVN for_IF its_APPGE maiden_JJ voyage_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Princess_NN1 carried_VVD an_AT1 experienced_JJ captain_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 handpicked_JJ crew_NN1 ,_, and_CC newly_RR forged_VVN ,_, razor-sharp_JJ harpoons_NN2 ._. 
The_AT three-hundred-ton_JJ Princess_NN1 was_VBDZ built_VVN by_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT most_RGT reputable_JJ shipyards_NN2 in_II New_JJ Bedford_NP1 ._. 
Just_RR over_RG a_AT1 hundred_NNO feet_NN2 long_RR ,_, the_AT ship_NN1 had_VHD a_AT1 beam_NN1 of_IO nearly_RR thirty_MC feet_NN2 that_CST gave_VVD her_APPGE room_NN1 to_TO store_VVI three_MC thousand_NNO casks_NN2 that_CST could_VM hold_VVI ninety_MC thousand_NNO gallons_NNU2 of_IO oil_NN1 in_II her_APPGE hold_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ built_VVN of_IO sturdy_JJ live_JJ oak_NN1 that_CST could_VM withstand_VVI the_AT toughest_JJT seas_NN2 ._. 
Four_MC whaleboats_NN2 rested_VVN in_II wooden_JJ davits_NN2 that_CST overhung_VVN the_AT deck_NN1 rails_NN2 ._. 
Other_JJ mariners_NN2 scorned_VVD the_AT wide-bodied_NN1 and_CC square-ended_JJ New_NP1 England_NP1 whaling_NN1 ships_NN2 ,_, but_CCB the_AT rugged_JJ craft_NN1 could_VM sail_VVI for_IF years_NNT2 through_II nasty_JJ conditions_NN2 that_CST would_VM have_VHI had_VHN their_APPGE sleeker_JJR counterparts_NN2 leaking_VVG at_II the_AT seams_NN2 ._. 
As_II the_AT Princess_NN1 left_VVD the_AT dock_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 spanking_JJ breeze_NN1 had_VHD filled_VVN the_AT great_JJ square_JJ sails_NN2 that_CST hung_VVD from_II the_AT three_MC masts_NN2 ,_, and_CC the_AT helmsman_NN1 steered_VVD a_AT1 course_NN1 east_ND1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT Acushnet_NP1 River_NNL1 and_CC into_II the_AT Atlantic_NP1 Ocean_NNL1 ._. 
Pushed_VVN by_II steady_JJ winds_NN2 ,_, the_AT Princess_NN1 had_VHD made_VVN a_AT1 fast_JJ ocean_NN1 crossing_VVG to_II the_AT Azores_NP2 ._. 
After_CS a_AT1 brief_JJ stop_NN1 in_II Fayal_NP1 to_TO load_VVI up_RP on_II fruit_NN that_CST would_VM ward_NN1 off_II scurvy_NN1 ,_, the_AT vessel_NN1 had_VHD pointed_VVN its_APPGE bow_NN1 toward_II the_AT southern_JJ tip_NN1 of_IO Africa_NP1 ,_, rounding_VVG the_AT Cape_NN1 of_IO Good_NP1 Hope_NP1 with_IW no_AT mishaps_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB in_II the_AT weeks_NNT2 that_CST followed_VVD ,_, the_AT Princess_NN1 had_VHD zigzagged_VVN across_II the_AT Pacific_NP1 without_IW seeing_VVG a_AT1 single_JJ whale_NN1 ._. 
Dobbs_NP1 knew_VVD that_DD1 finding_NN1 whales_NN2 had_VHD more_RRR to_TO do_VDI with_IW a_AT1 solid_JJ knowledge_NN1 of_IO weather_NN1 and_CC migratory_JJ patterns_NN2 than_CSN luck_NN1 ,_, but_CCB as_CSA he_PPHS1 scanned_VVD the_AT distant_JJ skyline_NN1 in_II desperation_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 began_VVD to_TO wonder_VVI if_CSW his_APPGE ship_NN1 was_VBDZ cursed_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 pushed_VVD the_AT dangerous_JJ thought_NN1 from_II his_APPGE mind_NN1 ,_, strode_VVD over_RP to_II the_AT ship_NN1 's_GE cook_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ cleaning_VVG his_APPGE stove_NN1 ,_, and_CC said_VVD ,_, "_" Play_VV0 us_PPIO2 a_AT1 song_NN1 with_IW your_APPGE fiddle_NN1 ._. "_" 
Hoping_VVG to_TO lift_VVI morale_NN1 ,_, the_AT captain_NN1 had_VHD urged_VVN the_AT cook_NN1 to_TO play_VVI his_APPGE fiddle_NN1 at_II sunset_NN1 every_AT1 day_NNT1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT jolly_JJ music_NN1 only_RR seemed_VVD to_TO highlight_VVI the_AT sour_JJ mood_NN1 aboard_II ship_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 usually_RR wait_VV0 'til_NN1 sundown_NN1 ,_, "_" the_AT cook_NN1 said_VVD glumly_RR ._. 
"_" Not_XX today_RT ,_, cook_VV0 ._. 
See_VV0 if_CS you_PPY can_VM fiddle_VVI up_RP a_AT1 whale_NN1 ._. "_" 
The_AT cook_NN1 put_VVD his_APPGE cleaning_NN1 rag_NN1 aside_RL and_CC reluctantly_RR unwrapped_JJ the_AT cloth_NN1 protecting_VVG his_APPGE weather-beaten_JJ violin_NN1 ._. 
Tucking_VVG the_AT fiddle_NN1 under_II his_APPGE jowls_NN2 ,_, he_PPHS1 took_VVD up_RP the_AT frayed_JJ bow_NN1 and_CC sawed_VVD away_RL without_IW tuning_VVG the_AT instrument_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 knew_VVD from_II their_APPGE sullen_JJ looks_NN2 that_CST the_AT crew_NN1 thought_VVD his_APPGE fiddling_NN1 scared_VVD the_AT whales_NN2 away_RL ,_, and_CC each_DD1 time_NNT1 the_AT cook_NN1 played_VVD he_PPHS1 feared_VVD ,_, with_IW good_JJ reason_NN1 ,_, that_CST someone_PN1 might_VM toss_VVI him_PPHO1 overboard_RL ._. 
On_II31 top_II32 of_II33 that_DD1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ down_RP to_II two_MC strings_NN2 and_CC his_APPGE repertoire_NN1 was_VBDZ limited_VVN ,_, so_CS he_PPHS1 played_VVD the_AT same_DA songs_NN2 the_AT crew_NN1 had_VHD heard_VVN a_AT1 dozen_NNO times_NNT2 before_RT ._. 
As_II the_AT cook_NN1 sawed_VVD away_RL ,_, the_AT captain_NN1 ordered_VVD the_AT first_MD mate_NN1 to_TO take_VVI charge_NN1 of_IO the_AT quarterdeck_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 climbed_VVD down_RP the_AT narrow_JJ companionway_NN1 to_II his_APPGE cabin_NN1 ,_, tossed_VVD his_APPGE weathered_JJ top_JJ hat_NN1 onto_II his_APPGE bunk_NN1 ,_, and_CC sat_VVD down_RP at_II his_APPGE desk_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 scanned_VVD his_APPGE charts_NN2 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 had_VHD tried_VVN all_DB the_AT usual_JJ whaling_NN1 grounds_NN2 with_IW nothing_PN1 to_TO show_VVI for_IF his_APPGE efforts_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 sat_VVD back_RP in_II his_APPGE chair_NN1 ,_, closed_VVD his_APPGE eyes_NN2 ,_, and_CC let_VV0 his_APPGE chin_NN1 drop_VVI to_II his_APPGE chest_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD only_RR dozed_VVN off_RP for_IF a_AT1 few_DA2 minutes_NNT2 before_II the_AT wonderful_JJ words_NN2 he_PPHS1 had_VHD n't_XX heard_VVN in_II months_NNT2 penetrated_VVD his_APPGE veil_NN1 of_IO sleep_NN1 ._. 
"_" She_PPHS1 blows_VVZ !_! "_" a_AT1 voice_NN1 repeated_VVD ._. 
"_" Thar_VV0 she_PPHS1 blows_VVZ ._. "_" 
The_AT captain_NN1 's_GE eyes_NN2 snapped_VVD wide_JJ open_JJ ,_, and_CC he_PPHS1 came_VVD out_II21 of_II22 his_APPGE chair_NN1 like_II a_AT1 catapulted_JJ projectile_NN1 ,_, grabbed_VVD his_APPGE hat_NN1 ,_, and_CC vaulted_VVD up_RP the_AT ladder_NN1 to_II the_AT deck_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 squinted_VVD against_II the_AT bright_JJ sunlight_NN1 at_II the_AT main_JJ masthead_NN1 a_AT1 hundred_NNO feet_NN2 above_II the_AT deck_NN1 ._. 
Three_MC mast-heads_NN2 were_VBDR manned_VVN in_II two-hour_JJ shifts_NN2 ,_, with_IW the_AT lookouts_NN2 standing_VVG inside_II iron_NN1 hoops_NN2 on_II small_JJ platforms_NN2 ._. 
"_" Where_CS away_RL ?_? "_" the_AT captain_NN1 shouted_VVD to_II the_AT mainmast_NN1 lookout_NN1 ._. 
"_" Starboard_NN1 quarter_NN1 ,_, sir_NN1 ._. "_" 
The_AT lookout_NN1 pointed_VVD off_II the_AT bow_NN1 ._. 
"_" There_RL ._. 
She_PPHS1 breaches_VVZ ._. "_" 
A_AT1 huge_JJ hammer-shaped_JJ head_NN1 rose_VVD from_II the_AT sea_NN1 a_AT1 quarter_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 mile_NNU1 away_RL and_CC splashed_VVD down_RP in_II an_AT1 explosion_NN1 of_IO spray_NN1 ._. 
Sperm_NN whale_NN1 ._. 
Dobbs_NP1 barked_VVD at_II the_AT helmsman_NN1 to_TO steer_VVI for_IF the_AT breaching_NN1 whale_NN1 ._. 
Deckhands_NP1 scrambled_VVD into_II the_AT rigging_NN1 with_IW the_AT agility_NN1 of_IO monkeys_NN2 and_CC unfurled_VVD every_AT1 square_JJ inch_NNU1 of_IO canvas_NN1 ._. 
As_II the_AT ship_NN1 came_VVD slowly_RR around_RP ,_, a_AT1 second_MD lookout_NN1 shouted_VVD down_RP from_II his_APPGE perch_NN ._. 
"_" Another_DD1 ,_, Captain_NN1 !_! "_" 
The_AT lookout_NN1 's_GE voice_NN1 was_VBDZ hoarse_JJ with_IW excitement_NN1 ._. 
"_" By_II God_NP1 ,_, another_DD1 ._. "_" 
Dobbs_NP1 peered_VVD through_II his_APPGE spyglass_NN1 at_II a_AT1 shiny_JJ gray_JJ back_NN1 mounding_VVG from_II the_AT sea_NN1 ._. 
The_AT spout_NN1 was_VBDZ low_JJ and_CC bushy_JJ ,_, angled_VVD forward_RL forty-five_MC degrees_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 moved_VVD the_AT telescope_NN1 to_II the_AT right_NN1 and_CC then_RT to_II the_AT left_JJ ._. 
More_DAR spouts_NN2 ._. 
A_AT1 whole_JJ pod_NN1 of_IO whales_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 let_VVD forth_RR with_IW a_AT1 deep_JJ whooping_JJ laugh_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ looking_VVG at_II a_AT1 potential_JJ fortune_NN1 in_II oil_NN1 ._. 
The_AT cook_NN1 had_VHD stopped_VVN playing_VVG at_II the_AT first_MD sighting_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 stood_VVD on_II the_AT deck_NN1 dumbfounded_VVD ,_, his_APPGE fiddle_NN1 hanging_VVG limply_RR at_II his_APPGE side_NN1 ._. 
"_" You_PPY did_VDD it_PPH1 ,_, cook_VV0 !_! "_" the_AT captain_NN1 shouted_VVD ._. 
"_" You_PPY fiddled_VVD up_RP enough_DD spermaceti_NN2 to_TO fill_VVI our_APPGE hold_NN1 to_II the_AT decks_NN2 ._. 
Keep_VV0 on_RP playing_VVG ,_, damnit_UH ._. "_" 
The_AT cook_NN1 gave_VVD the_AT captain_NN1 a_AT1 gap-toothed_JJ grin_NN1 and_CC drew_VVD his_APPGE bow_NN1 across_II the_AT violin_NN1 strings_NN2 ,_, playing_VVG a_AT1 jaunty_JJ sea_NN1 chantey_NN1 ,_, as_CSA the_AT helmsman_NN1 brought_VVD the_AT ship_NN1 up_RP into_II the_AT wind_NN1 ._. 
The_AT sails_NN2 were_VBDR trimmed_VVN ._. 
The_AT ship_NN1 plowed_VVD to_II a_AT1 stop_NN1 ._. 
"_" Clear_VV0 away_RL the_AT larboard_NN1 boats_NN2 !_! "_" the_AT captain_NN1 roared_VVD with_IW a_AT1 gusto_NN1 that_CST had_VHD been_VBN pent_JJ up_RP during_II the_AT long_JJ whale_NN1 drought_NN1 ._. 
"_" Move_VV0 smartly_RR ,_, men_NN2 ,_, if_CS you_PPY like_VV0 money_NN1 ._. "_" 
Dobbs_NP1 ordered_VVD three_MC boats_NN2 launched_VVD ._. 
Each_DD1 thirty-foot-long_JJ whaleboat_NN1 was_VBDZ under_II the_AT command_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 mate_NN1 who_PNQS acted_VVD as_CSA boat_NN1 officer_NN1 and_CC steersman_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 skeleton_NN1 crew_NN1 stayed_VVD on_RL21 board_RL22 the_AT Princess_NN1 to_TO sail_VVI the_AT ship_NN1 ,_, if_CS necessary_JJ ._. 
The_AT captain_NN1 held_VVD the_AT fourth_MD whaleboat_NN1 in_II reserve_NN1 ._. 
The_AT entire_JJ launch_NN1 took_VVD slightly_RR longer_RRR than_CSN a_AT1 minute_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT slender_JJ boats_NN2 splashed_VVN into_II the_AT sea_NN1 almost_RR simultaneously_RR ._. 
The_AT boat_NN1 crews_NN2 clambered_VVN down_II the_AT side_NN1 of_IO the_AT ship_NN1 ,_, took_VVD their_APPGE places_NN2 on_II the_AT benches_NN2 ,_, and_CC dug_VVD their_APPGE oars_NN2 in_RP ._. 
As_CS31 soon_CS32 as_CS33 each_DD1 whaleboat_NN1 cleared_VVD the_AT ship_NN1 ,_, its_APPGE crew_NN1 quickly_RR hoisted_VVN a_AT1 sail_NN1 to_TO gain_VVI another_DD1 few_DA2 knots_NN2 of_IO speed_NN1 ._. 
Dobbs_NP1 watched_VVD the_AT boats_NN2 fly_VVI like_II a_AT1 flight_NN1 of_IO arrows_NN2 toward_II their_APPGE targets_NN2 ._. 
"_" Easy_RR does_VDZ it_PPH1 ,_, boys_NN2 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 murmured_VVD ._. 
"_" Give_VV0 'er_PPHO1 another_DD1 pull_NN1 ,_, steady_JJ as_CSA she_PPHS1 goes_VVZ ._. "_" 
"_" How_RGQ many_DA2 ,_, Captain_NN1 ?_? "_" the_AT cook_NN1 called_VVN out_RP ._. 
"_" More_DAR than_CSN enough_DD for_IF you_PPY to_TO burn_VVI a_AT1 ten-pound_JJ steak_NN1 for_IF every_AT1 man_NN1 on_RL21 board_RL22 ._. 
You_PPY can_VM heave_VVI the_AT salt_NN1 pork_NN1 over_II the_AT side_NN1 ,_, "_" Dobbs_NP1 yelled_VVD ._. 
The_AT captain_NN1 's_GE laughter_NN1 roared_VVD across_II the_AT deck_NN1 like_II a_AT1 full_JJ gale_NN1 ._. 
CALEB_NP1 NYE_NP1 ROWED_VVD FOR_IF all_DB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ worth_II in_II the_AT lead_NN1 boat_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE palms_NN2 were_VBDR raw_JJ and_CC bleeding_JJ and_CC his_APPGE shoulders_NN2 ached_VVD ._. 
Sweat_NN1 poured_VVD down_RP his_APPGE forehead_NN1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX dare_VVI lift_VVI his_APPGE hand_NN1 off_II his_APPGE oar_NN1 to_TO wipe_VVI his_APPGE eyes_NN2 ._. 
Caleb_NN1 was_VBDZ eighteen_MC ,_, a_AT1 wiry_JJ ,_, good-natured_JJ farm_NN1 youth_NN1 from_II Concord_NP1 ,_, Massachusetts_NP1 ,_, on_II his_APPGE first_MD sea_NN1 voyage_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE 1/210_MF share_VV0 ,_, or_CC "_" lay_VVD ,_, "_" put_VVD him_PPHO1 at_II the_AT bottom_NN1 of_IO the_AT pay_NN1 scale_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 knew_VVD he_PPHS1 'd_VM be_VBI lucky_JJ to_TO break_VVI even_RR ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 had_VHD signed_VVN on_II anyhow_RR ,_, drawn_VVN by_II the_AT prospect_NN1 of_IO adventure_NN1 and_CC the_AT lure_NN1 of_IO exotic_JJ lands_NN2 ._. 
The_AT eager_JJ lad_NN1 reminded_VVD the_AT captain_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE own_DA first_MD whaling_NN1 voyage_NN1 ._. 
Dobbs_NP1 had_VHD told_VVN the_AT young_JJ farmer_NN1 that_CST he_PPHS1 would_VM do_VDI well_RR if_CS he_PPHS1 jumped_VVD to_II orders_NN2 ,_, worked_VVD hard_RR ,_, and_CC kept_VVD his_APPGE nose_NN1 clean_JJ ._. 
His_APPGE willingness_NN1 to_TO bend_VVI to_II every_AT1 task_NN1 and_CC to_TO shrug_VVI off_RP jibes_NN2 had_VHD gained_VVN him_PPHO1 the_AT respect_NN1 of_IO the_AT tough_JJ whalemen_NN2 who_PNQS treated_VVD him_PPHO1 as_II a_AT1 mascot_NN1 ._. 
The_AT boat_NN1 was_VBDZ under_II the_AT command_NN1 of_IO the_AT first_MD mate_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 scarred_JJ veteran_NN1 of_IO many_DA2 whaling_NN1 voyages_NN2 ._. 
Rowers_NN2 were_VBDR constantly_RR reminded_VVN to_TO stay_VVI focused_VVN on_II the_AT mate_NN1 ,_, but_CCB ,_, as_CSA the_AT ship_NN1 's_GE green_JJ hand_NN1 ,_, Caleb_NP1 bore_VVD the_AT brunt_NN1 of_IO the_AT officer_NN1 's_GE nonstop_JJ patter_NN1 ._. 
"_" Come_VV0 be_VBI lively_JJ ,_, Caleb_NP1 me_PPIO1 boy_NN1 ,_, "_" the_AT mate_NN1 cajoled_VVD ._. 
"_" Put_VV0 your_APPGE back_NN1 into_II it_PPH1 ,_, lad_NN1 ,_, you_PPY 're_VBR not_XX pulling_VVG a_AT1 cow_NN1 's_GE teat_NN1 ._. 
And_CC keep_VV0 your_APPGE eyes_NN2 on_II my_APPGE pretty_JJ face_NN1 --_NN1 I_PPIS1 'll_VM look_VVI out_RP for_IF mermaids_NN2 ._. "_" 
The_AT mate_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ the_AT only_JJ one_PN1 allowed_VVD to_TO face_VVI forward_RL ,_, was_VBDZ watching_VVG a_AT1 big_JJ bull_NN1 whale_NN1 swimming_VVG on_II a_AT1 collision_NN1 course_NN1 with_IW the_AT boat_NN1 ._. 
Sunlight_NN1 glinted_VVD off_II the_AT shiny_JJ black_JJ skin_NN1 ._. 
The_AT mate_NN1 issued_VVD a_AT1 quiet_JJ order_NN1 to_II the_AT harpooner_NN1 ._. 
"_" Stand_VV0 and_CC face_NN1 ._. "_" 
Two_MC seven-foot-long_JJ harpoons_NN2 rested_VVN in_II bow_NN1 cradles_NN2 ._. 
Their_APPGE razor-sharp_JJ barbs_NN2 were_VBDR made_VVN to_TO swivel_VVI at_II right_JJ angles_NN2 to_II the_AT shank_NN1 ._. 
The_AT deadly_JJ feature_NN1 made_VVD it_PPH1 almost_RR impossible_JJ for_IF a_AT1 harpoon_NN1 to_TO come_VVI free_JJ once_CS it_PPH1 had_VHD been_VBN embedded_VVN in_II the_AT whale_NN1 's_GE flesh_NN1 ._. 
The_AT bowman_NN1 stood_VVD and_CC shipped_VVD his_APPGE oar_NN1 ,_, then_RT grabbed_VVD a_AT1 harpoon_NN1 from_II its_APPGE cradle_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 removed_VVD the_AT sheath_NN1 that_CST covered_VVD the_AT barb_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 unsheathed_JJ the_AT second_MD harpoon_NN1 as_RR21 well_RR22 ._. 
Eighteen_MC hundred_NNO feet_NN2 of_IO line_NN1 ran_VVD from_II each_DD1 harpoon_NN1 through_II a_AT1 V-shaped_JJ groove_NN1 in_II the_AT bow_NN1 to_II a_AT1 box_NN1 where_RRQ the_AT rope_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN coiled_VVN with_IW exquisite_JJ care_NN1 ._. 
From_II there_RL the_AT line_NN1 ran_VVD down_RP the_AT length_NN1 of_IO the_AT boat_NN1 to_II the_AT stern_NN1 ,_, where_CS it_PPH1 was_VBDZ given_VVN a_AT1 turn_NN1 or_CC two_MC around_II a_AT1 short_JJ post_NN1 called_VVN a_AT1 loggerhead_NN1 ,_, then_RT was_VBDZ run_VVN forward_RL to_II a_AT1 tub_NN1 ._. 
The_AT mate_NN1 swung_VVD the_AT tiller_NN1 and_CC pointed_VVD the_AT bow_NN1 at_II the_AT whale_NN1 's_GE left_JJ side_NN1 ,_, placing_VVG the_AT right-handed_JJ harpooner_NN1 in_II position_NN1 to_TO make_VVI the_AT throw_NN1 ._. 
