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- # CHAPTER 135. The Chase.—Third Day.
## Overview
This entity is a chapter from the novel "Moby-Dick; or, The Whale." Titled "CHAPTER 135. The Chase.—Third Day.," it spans lines 21451 to 21905 of the source file.
## Context
This chapter is part of the novel "Moby-Dick; or, The Whale," which was extracted from the file "[moby_dick.txt](arke:01KG89J198KE6FY8WPVJQQRCZ6)". The novel is included in the "[Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW)" collection. This chapter follows "[CHAPTER 134. The Chase—Second Day.](arke:01KG8AMC1GYV88A2MNZM6WCHHN)" and precedes the "[Epilogue](arke:01KG8AM6R19J4B6G99AJZ58GYX)". It is also part of a larger section titled "[BOOK III. (_Duodecimo_), CHAPTER III. (_Mealy-mouthed Porpoise_)](arke:01KG8AK83BA227D6NY5BT040FM)".
## Contents
This chapter details the third day of Ahab's relentless pursuit of the White Whale. It opens with the dawn of the third day, describing the clear weather and the anticipation of the crew. Ahab, driven by his obsession, oversleeps and realizes the whale has gained on him. He orders the ship to turn and pursue, reflecting on the nature of the wind and his own mortality. The chapter vividly describes the whale's appearance and its violent attacks on the whaleboats. Ahab successfully harpoons the whale, but the line snaps, and he is tragically pulled overboard and drowned. The chapter concludes with the sinking of the Pequod, with only the narrator surviving to tell the tale.
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