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Finding Melville’s Whale: Chapter 1 – Loomings

Posted on August 26, 2010July 26, 2010 By Andrew Thaler 8 Comments on Finding Melville’s Whale: Chapter 1 – Loomings
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Chapter 1 of the classic Moby Dick by Herman Melville, summarized in verse. Read along with us and discuss this chapter or the book as a whole in the comments. Loomings To rise and fall, as the sea does, the will of a man who chooses death by water. This is the only story left … Read More “Finding Melville’s Whale: Chapter 1 – Loomings” »

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