For all his tattooings he was on the whole a clean, comely looking can…

Herman Melville
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For all his tattooings he was on the whole a clean, comely looking cannibal. ✨ Herman Melville (2016). Moby Dick (World Classics, Unabridged), p.19, Vij Books India Pvt Ltd
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