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Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever…

Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; … then, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can.

Ishmael · Moby-Dick; or, The Whale · Source record

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Editorial note: Spoken by the narrator, Ishmael. The ellipsis marks clauses omitted from the middle of one long sentence; the opening and closing wording is exact.