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0 pointsrobertpateii10mo ago0 comments

Imo, that quote is clearly a train metaphor. But to your point, I do vaguely recall being unclear plenty when I read Moby Dick decades ago.

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True, this quote is just one of my favorite from the book and I wanted to share it. There are definitely other more difficult lines in it.

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0 pointsrobertpateii10mo ago0 comments

Imo, that quote is clearly a train metaphor. But to your point, I do vaguely recall being unclear plenty when I read Moby Dick decades ago.

True, this quote is just one of my favorite from the book and I wanted to share it. There are definitely other more difficult lines in it.

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