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- # BOOK III. (_Duodecimo_), CHAPTER II. (_Algerine Porpoise_)
## Overview
This entity is a chapter titled "BOOK III. (_Duodecimo_), CHAPTER II. (_Algerine Porpoise_)" from the novel *Moby-Dick; or, The Whale*. It is part of Book III, which focuses on the "Duodecimo" whales. This chapter specifically discusses the "Algerine Porpoise."
## Context
This chapter is an extracted component of the novel *Moby-Dick; or, The Whale* ([01KG8AJ9GN1K052QJEZVGKXJ0T]), which was sourced from the file `moby_dick.txt` ([01KG89J198KE6FY8WPVJQQRCZ6]). The novel itself is part of the larger collection titled "Melville Complete Works" ([01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW]). This chapter follows "BOOK III. (_Duodecimo_), CHAPTER 1. (_Huzza Porpoise_)" ([01KG8AK83BRWD1X6XS9PFA8D3R]) and precedes "BOOK III. (_Duodecimo_), CHAPTER III. (_Mealy-mouthed Porpoise_)" ([01KG8AK83BA227D6NY5BT040FM]).
## Contents
The chapter describes the "Algerine Porpoise" as a pirate, noting its savage nature and its presumed habitat in the Pacific Ocean. It is described as being slightly larger than the Huzza Porpoise, with a similar build. The text suggests that this porpoise is capable of confronting a shark if provoked and that the narrator has attempted to hunt it multiple times without success.
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- BOOK III. (_Duodecimo_), CHAPTER II. (_Algerine Porpoise_).—A pirate.
Very savage. He is only found, I think, in the Pacific. He is somewhat
larger than the Huzza Porpoise, but much of the same general make.
Provoke him, and he will buckle to a shark. I have lowered for him many
times, but never yet saw him captured.
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- BOOK III. (_Duodecimo_), CHAPTER II. (_Algerine Porpoise_)