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- # CHAPTER 84. Pitchpoling.
## Overview - What this is (type, form, dates, scope)
This is a chapter from the novel *Moby-Dick; or, The Whale*, identified as "CHAPTER 84. Pitchpoling." It was extracted from the text file [moby_dick.txt](arke:01KG89J198KE6FY8WPVJQQRCZ6) on January 30, 2026. The chapter's content begins on line 925 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 by the "structure-extraction-lambda" tool. This chapter follows [CHAPTER 83. Jonah Historically Regarded.](arke:01KG8AKA3XQEY6EET138KRZVH8) and precedes [CHAPTER 85. The Fountain.](arke:01KG8AKAQ88GJKEN8E2STNQ7XX).
## Contents - What it contains, key subjects and details
The chapter's text is not present in the provided manifest, but the title suggests it will discuss the practice of pitchpoling, a whaling term.
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