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- # CHAPTER 36. The Quarter-Deck.
## Overview - What this is (type, form, dates, scope)
This is a section from the text file [moby_dick.txt](arke:01KG89J198KE6FY8WPVJQQRCZ6), labeled "CHAPTER 36. The Quarter-Deck." Extracted on January 30, 2026, it is part of the chapter [BOOK III. (_Duodecimo_), CHAPTER III. (_Mealy-mouthed Porpoise_)](arke:01KG8AK83BA227D6NY5BT040FM) within the larger collection [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW). The section spans lines 6595 to 6899 of the source file.
## Context - Background and provenance from related entities
This section follows "CHAPTER 35. The Mast-Head."(arke:01KG8AM6RT430ESYGN0D9CAWX0) and precedes "CHAPTER 37. Sunset."(arke:01KG8AM6RTAHEBR36WZH65Y767). The text was extracted from the file "moby_dick.txt" which is part of the "Melville Complete Works" collection. The chapter takes place on the quarter-deck of the ship and focuses on Captain Ahab's pronouncements to the crew about his quest for Moby Dick.
## Contents - What it contains, key subjects and details
The chapter opens with Ahab summoning the crew and revealing his intention to hunt Moby Dick, offering a gold coin as a reward. He then describes Moby Dick, and the crew, including Starbuck, acknowledge the whale. Ahab then leads a ceremony where the crew drinks from the harpoon sockets, swearing to hunt the white whale to the death. The section contains chunks of text labeled as [Chunk 1](arke:01KG8AP35NKHSK6TR4JG513ZK8), [Chunk 2](arke:01KG8AP358FX8JBREVBAJVVJYZ), [Chunk 3](arke:01KG8AP3SD8KYT19YWJYH411SJ), [Chunk 4](arke:01KG8AP3SJGFGVS8NAF3CRHVT4), [Chunk 5](arke:01KG8AP3SD81AXHKFJ72NPRANZ), and [Chunk 6](arke:01KG8AP3SDDC7DQME7GGT1NHR1).
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