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Article: The deposition of the prince of whales. (short story)
- Article from:
- The Southern Review
- Article date:
- January 1, 1996
- Author:
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 1996 Louisiana State University. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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In the summer of 1880, he came. He came like all visions do, humping up out of the depths of sleep, breaking surfy spumes of dreams, his flukes slapping hard on the water, slapping me awake. My leviathan. I knew him instantly, the way one recognizes a pickpocket who, familiar with your purse, smiles as he jostles you and disappears into the thick. I had had this dream before, perhaps many times, but never before had I ridden its back waking into the wan morning light.
Once I had seen him, I could not sleep. Once I had seen him, I was consumed. Like Jonah, I knew him from the inside out, his ribbing, the oil smell of him, his internal darkness like the world before the first ...
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