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Thunder-Claps

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

“Start her, start her, my men! Don’t hurry yourselves; take plenty of time—but start her; start her like thunder-claps, that’s all,” cried Stubb, spluttering out the smoke as he spoke. “Start her, now; give ’em the long and strong stroke, Tashtego.

Chapter 61, Stubb Kills a Whale · verse 10

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