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- # CHAPTER 29. Enter Ahab; to Him, Stubb.
## Overview - What this is (type, form, dates, scope)
This is a chapter from the novel *Moby-Dick; or, The Whale*, identified as "CHAPTER 29. Enter Ahab; to Him, Stubb." It was extracted from the text file [moby_dick.txt](arke:01KG89J198KE6FY8WPVJQQRCZ6) on January 30, 2026, by the structure-extraction-lambda process. The chapter's text spans lines 870 to 870 of the source file.
## Context - Background and provenance from related entities
This chapter is part of the novel [Moby-Dick; or, The Whale](arke:01KG8AJ9GN1K052QJEZVGKXJ0T), which is included in the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. The text was extracted from the file moby_dick.txt. The chapter is preceded by [CHAPTER 28. Ahab.](arke:01KG8AK6V1VNVB0FHEE6C4H3KG) and followed by [CHAPTER 30. The Pipe.](arke:01KG8AK6V10GXKNE5SDAKEQ84X).
## Contents - What it contains, key subjects and details
The chapter's text begins with the sentence, "Should you ever be athirst in the great American desert, try this". The title suggests the introduction of Captain Ahab and a scene involving Stubb.
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- CHAPTER 29. Enter Ahab; to Him, Stubb.