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formerly regarded as a species of whale. It frequents 

 the western coasts of Great Britain and Ireland, where, 

 during the summer months, it often lies basking on the 

 surface of the sea, and is harpooned by fishermen for 

 its liver, which yields a large quantity of oil. It is, 

 however, a fish very troublesome to kill, and has been 

 known to carry away two harpoons and two hundred 

 fathoms of line. 



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