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- # CHAPTER 82. The Honor and Glory of Whaling.
## Overview
"CHAPTER 82. The Honor and Glory of Whaling." is a chapter from Herman Melville's novel, [Moby-Dick; or, The Whale](arke:01KG8AJ9GN1K052QJEZVGKXJ0T). This chapter, extracted from the digital text file [moby_dick.txt](arke:01KG89J198KE6FY8WPVJQQRCZ6), spans a single line (line 923) of the source text.
## Context
This chapter is part of the larger work [Moby-Dick; or, The Whale](arke:01KG8AJ9GN1K052QJEZVGKXJ0T), a prominent novel within the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. It follows [CHAPTER 81. The Pequod Meets The Virgin.](arke:01KG8AKA47049JD77MXHZWGKAE) and precedes [CHAPTER 83. Jonah Historically Regarded.](arke:01KG8AKA3XQEY6EET138KRZVH8), maintaining the sequential narrative flow of the novel.
## Contents
The chapter, titled "The Honor and Glory of Whaling," begins with a reference to "Egyptians upon broiled ibis and roasted river horse," suggesting a historical or cultural exploration of whaling's significance, potentially drawing parallels to ancient practices of sustenance and reverence for animals.
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