Today in the Concepts of Nature class we finally finished Moby Dick, so we decided to celebrate with snacks. Whale steaks and blubber were out of the question, so instead we had goldfish crackers and gummy worms. I would have taken salt-water taffy but I couldn't find any on short notice.
Goldfish are a far cry from whales, but on the other hand, who wants to bite into Blubber McNuggets? We prefer our whales alive. It's pleasant to think that Moby Dick might be out there even now, his hide all pincushioned with harpoons and the last lingering remains of Fedallah riding his back into the briny deep. Let him swim. May his tribe increase. We'll content ourselves with goldfish.
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