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Muse Of Moby Dick
The Essex whaling ship
was the muse
for Moby Dick by Melville,
revenge by a sperm whale
who did some sailors kill
.. a story of cannibalism
which gives one chills.
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Footnote:
"Essex, American whaling ship that was rammed by a sperm whale on November 20, 1820, and later sank. Although all 20 crewmen initially survived, only 8 were rescued following an arduous journey that devolved into cannibalism. The sinking inspired the climactic scene in Herman Melville’s Moby Dick (1851)." brittanica.com Thank you DPB
