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Dampness

1 passage in the novel carry this mark, in the order they appear.

“God keep us, but already my bones feel damp within me, and from the inside wet my flesh. I misdoubt me that I disobey my God in obeying him!”

“Stand by to sway me up!” cried Ahab, advancing to the hempen basket. “We should meet him soon.”

Chapter 135, The Chase.—Third Day · verse 10

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