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- A pale, death-glimmer lit up Fedallah's sunken eyes; a hideous motion gnawed his mouth.Chapters 133-135 -- The Chase--First Day; The Chase--Second Day; The Chase--Third Day (6% in)
- At last I slid off into a light doze, and had pretty nearly made a good offing towards the land of Nod, when I heard a heavy footfall in the passage, and saw a glimmer of light come into the room from under the door.Chapters 1-3 -- Loomings; The Carpet-Bag; The Spouter-Inn (81% in)
- At that moment Starbuck caught sight of Stubb's face slowly beginning to glimmer into sight.Chapters 118-120 -- The Quadrant; The Candles; The Deck (65% in)
- At the first faintest glimmering of the dawn, his iron voice was heard from aft,—"Man the mast-heads!Chapters 130-132 -- The Hat; The Pequod meets the Delight; The Symphony (23% in)
There are no more uses of "glimmer" in Moby Dick.
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