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- # CHAPTER 106. Ahab’s Leg.
## Overview
This is a chapter from the novel *Moby-Dick; or, The Whale*, titled "CHAPTER 106. Ahab’s Leg." It spans lines 17737 to 17926 of the source file [moby_dick.txt](arke:01KG89J198KE6FY8WPVJQQRCZ6).
## Context
This chapter is part of the larger work, *Moby-Dick; or, The Whale*, and is included in the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. It is located within [BOOK III. (_Duodecimo_), CHAPTER III. (_Mealy-mouthed Porpoise_)](arke:01KG8AK83BA227D6NY5BT040FM) of the novel, following [CHAPTER 105. Does the Whale’s Magnitude Diminish?—Will He Perish?](arke:01KG8AMATBQAM2678AQ3F52D62) and preceding [CHAPTER 107. The Carpenter.](arke:01KG8AMATBRM9KQCDJPXVT1BA2).
## Contents
This chapter focuses on Captain Ahab's preoccupation with his ivory leg. It begins by detailing how Ahab damaged his ivory leg after abruptly leaving the *Samuel Enderby* and how he deemed it untrustworthy. The narrative then delves into a past incident where Ahab was found unconscious with his ivory limb having violently displaced and nearly pierced his groin. Ahab reflects on the connection between past and present suffering, musing on the nature of grief and joy. The chapter concludes with Ahab ordering the carpenter to make a new leg from the accumulated jaw-ivory of Sperm Whales, and instructing the blacksmith to forge the necessary iron contrivances. The chapter is divided into four chunks: [Chunk 1](arke:01KG8AP3WXD15AYZKGNMJ7C8TD), [Chunk 2](arke:01KG8AP3WXMGY7H6S31NVRB7RM), [Chunk 3](arke:01KG8AP3WXFTTE6E099CY9RAWJ), and [Chunk 4](arke:01KG8AP3WQVTM28H6CTHBCWM59).
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