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By Herman Melville

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“…for there is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men.”Herman Melville, Moby-Dick

“Call me Ishmael” is the iconic opening line of Herman Melville’s classic American novel, Moby-Dick. Ishmael is a seaman aboard the whaling vessel, Pequod, under the vengeful captain, Ahab. Maniacally seeking retribution from the great white sperm whale called Moby-Dickthe whale responsible for the captain’s missing legAhab leads the crew on a quest to kill t...

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