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- # CHAPTER 89. Fast-Fish and Loose-Fish.
## Overview
This entity is Chapter 89, titled "Fast-Fish and Loose-Fish," from Herman Melville's novel [Moby-Dick; or, The Whale](arke:01KG8AJ9GN1K052QJEZVGKXJ0T). It was extracted from a plain text file named [moby_dick.txt](arke:01KG89J198KE6FY8WPVJQQRCZ6) on January 30, 2026, and comprises a single line of text.
## Context
This chapter is an integral part of [Moby-Dick; or, The Whale](arke:01KG8AJ9GN1K052QJEZVGKXJ0T), a novel by Herman Melville. The novel itself is housed within the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. In the sequence of the novel, this chapter follows [CHAPTER 88. Schools and Schoolmasters.](arke:01KG8AKAQ84SPPJRQYES6ZPDZE) and precedes [CHAPTER 90. Heads or Tails.](arke:01KG8AKAQ8S2MCFYRG3HK2EC32).
## Contents
Chapter 89, "Fast-Fish and Loose-Fish," contains a brief excerpt of text: "thing is unpleasant enough. It touches one’s sense of honor,". The title suggests a discussion of maritime law or custom regarding the ownership of whales, distinguishing between those harpooned and secured ("fast-fish") and those found adrift or abandoned ("loose-fish").
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