"But still more curious was the facto of a lance-head of stone being found in him, not far from the buried iron, the flesh perfectly firm about it."
Being compared to hieroglyphics seems more appropriate not considering how old the whale must be to be harpooned by a stone lance. The whales seem to become legends after living for so long and become greater at escaping. Even after the wounded whale was captured it sunk out of sight before the crew could collect its bounty. You can bet that Moby Dick has been around since the stone age as well.
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