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EPISODE · Mar 24, 2026 · 42 MIN

Moby Dick Chapter 128-132

from The Herman Melville Library · host Herman Melville

In which a distressed Nantucket captain entreats Ahab to join in the search for his lost son and crew, only to be coldly refused; meanwhile, Ahab’s obsession with the white whale deepens into a stern, unyielding vigilance that shadows the Pequod’s every movement upon the vast and merciless sea. And in these sombre days, as the ship meets other vessels marked by the sea’s cruel hand, Ahab’s rare moments of human reflection and weariness quietly surface beneath the crushing weight of his relentless pursuit.

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Moby Dick Chapter 128-132

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