As for me, I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote. …

Herman Melville
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As for me, I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote. I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts. ✨ Herman Melville (1892). Moby Dick, p.12
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