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- Every time I ascended to the deck from my watches below, I instantly gazed aft to mark if any strange face were visible; for my first vague disquietude touching the unknown captain, now in the seclusion of the sea, became almost a perturbation.Chapters 28-30 -- Ahab; (Enter Ahab; to Him, Stubb); The Pipe (5% in)
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