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- Thinks I, Queequeg, under the circumstances, this is a very civilized overture; but, the truth is, these savages have an innate sense of delicacy, say what you will; it is marvellous how essentially polite they are.Chapters 4-6 — The Counter-Pane; Breakfast; The Street (32% in)
There are no more uses of "overture" in Moby Dick.
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