Create an illustration inspired by Edward Gorey's style, featuring the seal from the image with intricate cross-hatching and detailed linework. Use cross-hatching to create shadows, texture, and depth, emphasizing the seal's fur, whiskers, and the movement of water. Render the seal with meticulous pen strokes to create subtle gradients that give a sense of three-dimensionality, while maintaining an eerie and somewhat surreal atmosphere, typical of Gorey's style. Design the seal with a simplified yet expressive face, keeping the eyes large and dark, evoking a sense of detachment or curiosity. Exaggerate the silhouette slightly, giving the seal an otherworldly or unsettling quality. The pose should convey movement through the water, with an emphasis on the sinuous lines of its body, capturing a combination of grace and unease. Place the seal in a minimalistic underwater background, with large areas of negative space to enhance the feeling of isolation and mystery. Incorporate symbolic motifs such as floating bubbles or abstract shapes, rendered with fine linework, to hint at a hidden narrative or add a surreal touch. Use a predominantly monochromatic palette with shades of black, white, and muted blue tones, relying on cross-hatching to create contrasts that evoke a sense of quiet unease and introspection, in line with Gorey’s characteristic storytelling.