All men live enveloped in whale-lines. All are born with halters round their necks; but it is only when caught in the swift, sudden turn of death, that mortals realize the silent, subtle, ever present perils of life. - Herman Melville

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Herman Melville: "All men live enveloped in whale-lines. All are born with halters round their necks; but it is only when caught in the swift, sudden turn of death, that mortals realize the silent, subtle, ever present perils of life."

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Born	Caught	Death	Enveloped
Halters	Life	Live	Mortals
Necks	Perils	Present	Realize
Round	Silent	Subtle	Sudden
Swift	Turn	Whalelines

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