Not P but Moby-Dick (14)

[Ian Livingston]

Hm, yes, it spiralizes.

The spiralizing also conjures associations with waterspouts. Each man a
wild storm in his own right.

On Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 10:16 AM Michael Bailey <
michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com> wrote:

> Tangentially -
>
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> https://youtu.be/q1tYA4gorTk?si=1xY_g7pVyKyy5kx6
>
> A performance of a piece by contemporary composer Roger Reynolds entitled
> "The Serpent-Snapping Eye"
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> On Mon, Sep 25, 2023, 1:32 AM Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Still more from Chapter 36:
> >
> > “Drink and pass!” he cried, handing the heavy charged flagon to the
> nearest
> > seaman. “The crew alone now drink. Round with it, round! Short
> > draughts—long swallows, men; ’tis hot as Satan’s hoof. So, so; it goes
> > round excellently. It spiralizes in ye; forks out at the serpent-snapping
> > eye.
> >
> > What does "It spiralizes in ye; forks out at the serpent-snapping eye"
> > mean?
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