The lightning flashes through my skull; mine eyeballs ache and ache; m…

Herman Melville
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The lightning flashes through my skull; mine eyeballs ache and ache; my whole beaten brain seems as beheaded, and rolling on some stunning ground. ✨ Herman Melville (2016). Moby Dick (World Classics, Unabridged), p.346, Vij Books India Pvt Ltd
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The lightning flashes through my skull; mine eyeballs ache and ache; my whole beaten brain seems as beheaded, and rolling on some stunning ground. ✨ Herman Melville (2016). Moby Dick (World Classics, Unabridged), p.346, Vij Books India Pvt Ltd

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