The Pequod met a French whaler called the Bouton de Rose. Two dead whales hung from her sides.
As the ships drew close, a terrible smell reached them. One of the whales had died long before and was already rotten.
The Ship Carrying Ambergris
Encounters 4, A Deal Made Holding Your Nose
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