queequeg

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• possessesTomahawk

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  Queequeg has a tomahawk lying by his side in bed, which Ishmael discovers.

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  Throwing aside the counterpane, there lay the tomahawk sleeping by the savage’s side, as if it were a hatchet-faced baby.

• wearsBeaver Hat

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  Queequeg begins his dressing by donning his tall beaver hat.

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  He commenced dressing at top by donning his beaver hat, a very tall one, by the by

• wearsQueequeg's Boots

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  Queequeg puts on his damp, wrinkled cowhide boots in an unusual manner, by crushing himself under the bed.

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  he hunted up his boots. What under the heavens he did it for, I cannot tell, but his next movement was to crush himself—boots in hand, and hat on—under the bed;

• uses_as_razorHarpoon

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  Queequeg employs his harpoon, made of fine steel, to shave his cheeks in front of a mirror.

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  he takes the harpoon from the bed corner, slips out the long wooden stock, unsheathes the head, whets it a little on his boot, and striding up to the bit of mirror against the wall, begins a vigorous scraping, or rather harpooning of his cheeks.

• wearsMonkey Jacket

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  Queequeg completes his toilet by proudly marching out of the room wrapped in his great pilot monkey jacket.

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  he proudly marched out of the room, wrapped up in his great pilot monkey jacket

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• encountersElijah

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  Queequeg, along with Ishmael, is repeatedly accosted and warned by Elijah.

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  Holloa!” cried stationary Elijah, hailing us when we had removed a few paces.

• boardsPequod

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  Queequeg, along with the narrator, heads to the Pequod to join its crew.

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  we sallied out to board the Pequod, sauntering along, and picking our teeth with halibut bones.

• findsOld Rigger

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  Queequeg and Ishmael discover an old rigger sleeping in the Pequod's forecastle.

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  Seeing a light, we went down, and found only an old rigger there, wrapped in a tattered pea-jacket.

• possessesTomahawk Pipe

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  Queequeg owns and uses a distinctive tomahawk pipe.

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  Queequeg removed himself to just beyond the head of the sleeper, and lighted his tomahawk pipe.

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• possessesQueequeg's Harpoon

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  Queequeg carries and has a strong personal attachment to his harpoon, which he considers superior to others.

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  he had a particular affection for his own harpoon

• tells_story_aboutBarrow

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  Queequeg recounts a humorous story about his first encounter and misunderstanding of a wheelbarrow in Sag Harbor.

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  he told me a funny story about the first wheelbarrow he had ever seen

• originates_fromRokovoko

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  Queequeg's island home is Rokovoko, where his people have distinct cultural practices, such as wedding feasts.

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  The people of his island of Rokovoko

• throwsBumpkin

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  Queequeg, angered by the bumpkin mimicking him, catches and throws the man high into the air with remarkable strength.

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  the brawny savage caught him in his arms, and by an almost miraculous dexterity and strength, sent him high up bodily into the air

• savesMoss

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  Queequeg skillfully secures the dangerous, flying boom, thereby saving the schooner and its crew from further damage or injury.

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  Queequeg dropped deftly to his knees, and crawling under the path of the boom, whipped hold of a rope, secured one end to the bulwarks, and then flinging the other like a lasso, caught it round the boom as it swept over his head, and at the next jerk, the spar was that way trapped, and all was safe

• securesBoom

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  Queequeg caught the flying boom with a lasso-like throw of a rope and secured it to the bulwarks.

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  caught it round the boom as it swept over his head, and at the next jerk, the spar was that way trapped

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• desiresquiet puffs

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  Queequeg expressed a strong desire to smoke his Tomahawk pipe.

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  he felt a strong desire to have a few quiet puffs from his Tomahawk

• is_fromRokovoko

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  Queequeg is explicitly stated to be a native of the island of Rokovoko.

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  Queequeg was a native of Rokovoko, an island

• desires_to_seeChristendom

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  From a young age, Queequeg harbored a strong desire to see more of Christendom.

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  lurked a strong desire to see something more of Christendom

• sought_passage_onSag Harbor ship

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  Queequeg sought passage on the Sag Harbor ship to travel to Christian lands.

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  Queequeg sought a passage to Christian lands

• becamewhaleman

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  After boarding the ship, Queequeg was put among the sailors and made a whaleman.

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  They put him down among the sailors, and made a whaleman of him

• compares_toCzar Peter

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  Queequeg's willingness to humble himself to learn is compared to Czar Peter toiling in shipyards.

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  But like Czar Peter content to toil in the shipyards of foreign cities

• visitedSag Harbor

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  Queequeg arrived in old Sag Harbor and observed the sailors' practices there.

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  Arrived at last in old Sag Harbor

• visitedNantucket

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  After Sag Harbor, Queequeg went on to Nantucket and observed how sailors spent their wages.

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  going on to Nantucket, and seeing how they spent their wages in _that_ place also

• becameharpooneer

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  Queequeg was trained and made a harpooneer, with his barbed iron serving as a symbol of his new role.

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  They had made a harpooneer of him, and that barbed iron was in lieu of a sceptre

• resolves_to_accompanyNarrator

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  Queequeg immediately resolved to accompany the narrator to Nantucket and sail on the same vessel.

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  He at once resolved to accompany me to that island

• carriesQueequeg's Harpoon

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  Queequeg carried his personal harpoon with him ashore, finding it troublesome but having a particular affection for it.

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  he carried such a troublesome thing with him ashore

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• wieldsHarpoon

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  Queequeg, as the harpooner, uses the harpoon to strike the whale during the chase.

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  Queequeg, harpoon in hand, sprang to his feet.

• holdsLantern

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  Queequeg is given the task of holding the lit lantern aloft on a waif pole, acting as a symbolic beacon of hope.

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  handed it to Queequeg as the standard-bearer of this forlorn hope. There, then, he sat, holding up that imbecile candle in the heart of that almighty forlornness.

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• usesTomahawk (Queequeg's)

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  Queequeg's tomahawk serves as a pipe for smoking, which he shares with Ishmael.

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  producing his pouch and tomahawk, he quietly offered me a puff. And then we sat exchanging puffs from that wild pipe of his, and keeping it regularly passing between us.

• declares_friendship_asBosom Friends

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  Queequeg expresses the depth of their bond by stating they are 'married,' meaning they are bosom friends in his culture.

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  he pressed his forehead against mine, clasped me round the waist, and said that henceforth we were married; meaning, in his country’s phrase, that we were bosom friends; he would gladly die for me, if need should be.

• givesEmbalmed Head

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  Queequeg presents Ishmael with his embalmed head as a gift after supper.

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  He made me a present of his embalmed head

• givesSilver Dollars

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  Queequeg divides his silver dollars and gives half to Ishmael, despite Ishmael's initial protest.

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  mechanically dividing them into two equal portions, pushed one of them towards me, and said it was mine.

• performsevening prayers

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  Queequeg engages in his nightly religious ritual involving his idol.

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  He then went about his evening prayers, took out his idol, and removed the paper fireboard.

• worshipsIdol (Queequeg's)

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  Queequeg performs his evening prayers using his idol as the object of worship.

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  He then went about his evening prayers, took out his idol, and removed the paper fireboard.

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• views differentlySquid apparition

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  Queequeg's interpretation of the Squid's appearance contrasts with Starbuck's view.

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  to Queequeg it was quite a different object

• associates squid withSperm whale

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  Queequeg links the sighting of a squid with the imminent appearance of a sperm whale, indicating a hunting opportunity.

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  When you see him ’quid,” said the savage, honing his harpoon in the bow of his hoisted boat, “then you quick see him ’parm whale

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• travels_withIshmael

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  Queequeg is traveling alongside Ishmael as companions on their journey.

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  Come on, Queequeg,” said I, “all right. There’s Mrs. Hussey.

• consultsYojo

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  Queequeg diligently seeks advice and guidance from Yojo, his black little god, for important matters.

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  Queequeg now gave me to understand, that he had been diligently consulting Yojo—the name of his black little god—

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• holdsYojo

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  Queequeg is depicted holding Yojo on top of his head while squatting.

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  holding Yojo on top of his head.

• observesRamadan (Queequeg's practice)

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  Queequeg is observing his unique form of Ramadan, involving prolonged squatting and fasting.

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  this can possibly be a part of his Ramadan; do they fast on their hams that way in his native island. It must be so; yes, it’s part of his creed

• endsRamadan (Queequeg's practice)

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  Queequeg announces the completion of his Ramadan observance at break of day.

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  his Ramadan was over.

• is_son_ofQueequeg's Father the King

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  Queequeg's father is identified as a king who hosted a great feast.

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  feast given by his father the king

• is_fromQueequeg's Native Island

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  The narrator ponders if Queequeg's Ramadan practices are common in his native island.

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  in his native island.

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• describes feature ofMoby Dick

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  Queequeg further identifies Moby Dick by describing the numerous twisted harpoons embedded in its hide.

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  And he have one, two, three—oh! good many iron in him hide, too, Captain,

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• referenced_byElijah

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  followed

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  Elijah following us, though at a distance.

• referenced_byNarrator (Ishmael)

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  is companion of

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  passed on with my comrade

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• leftChapel

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  Queequeg had departed from the Chapel before the benediction was complete, as observed by the narrator.

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  he having left the Chapel before the benediction some time.

• holdsNegro idol

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  Queequeg was holding his small negro idol close to his face while sitting by the fire.

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  in one hand was holding close up to his face that little negro idol of his;

• whittles withJack-knife

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  Queequeg was gently carving the nose of his negro idol using a jack-knife.

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  and with a jack-knife gently whittling away at its nose,

• counts pages oflarge book

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  Queequeg was meticulously counting the pages of a large book with deliberate regularity.

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  took up a large book there, and placing it on his lap began counting the pages

• traveled by way ofCape Horn

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  Queequeg had traveled a great distance from his home, taking the route around Cape Horn.

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  a man some twenty thousand miles from home, by the way of Cape Horn, that is—which was the only way he could get there

• compared to being onPlanet Jupiter

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  The narrator compared Queequeg's experience among strangers to being on an alien planet like Jupiter, highlighting his extreme foreignness.

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  thrown among people as strange to him as though he were in the planet Jupiter;

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• usesTomahawk

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  Queequeg uses his tomahawk as a smoking pipe, holding it to the light and puffing out smoke.

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  Taking up his tomahawk from the table, he examined the head of it for an instant, and then holding it to the light, with his mouth at the handle, he puffed out great clouds of tobacco smoke

• threatens_withTomahawk

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  Queequeg brandishes his tomahawk menacingly in the dark, causing fear to the narrator.

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  And so saying the lighted tomahawk began flourishing about me in the dark

• sleeps_inBed

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  Queequeg is found sleeping in the bed, and later invites the narrator to join him.

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• hasQueequeg's Arm

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  Queequeg's arm is described in detail, noting its extensive tattooing and its position around the narrator in the morning.

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  I found Queequeg’s arm thrown over me in the most loving and affectionate manner

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• weavesSword-mat

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  Queequeg and the Narrator are collaboratively employed in weaving a sword-mat.

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  Queequeg and I were mildly employed weaving what is called a sword-mat

• uses_as_shuttleQueequeg

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  Queequeg uses his heavy oaken sword to drive home the yarn in the weaving of the sword-mat.

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  slid his heavy oaken sword between the threads

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• almost lost hand toShark

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  Queequeg nearly had his hand severed by a shark's jaw after it had been killed and brought aboard.

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  one of these sharks almost took poor Queequeg’s hand off, when he tried to shut down the dead lid of his murderous jaw

• ponders creator ofShark

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  Queequeg speculates whether a Fejee god or Nantucket god created the shark, ultimately concluding it was an 'Ingin' god.

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  Queequeg no care what god made him shark,” said the savage, agonizingly lifting his hand up and down; “wedder Fejee god or Nantucket god; but de god wat made shark must be one dam Ingin.”

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• observesQueequeg's Ramadan

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  Queequeg is engaged in a religious observance known as Ramadan, which involves fasting and humiliation.

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  As Queequeg’s Ramadan, or Fasting and Humiliation, was to continue all day, I did not choose to disturb him till towards night-fall; for I cherish the greatest respect

• has_notions_aboutYojo

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  Queequeg holds specific, albeit 'absurd' in the narrator's view, beliefs and concepts related to Yojo.

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  Queequeg, now, certainly entertaining the most absurd notions about Yojo and his Ramadan;—but what of that?

• habitually_usesQueequeg's Harpoon

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  Queequeg habitually carries his harpoon, seldom going abroad without it, making its absence significant.

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  he seldom or never goes abroad without it, therefore he must be inside here, and no possible mistake.

• has_in_roomQueequeg's Supplemental Bolt

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  Queequeg's door is equipped with an additional internal bolt that prevents it from being opened even with a key.

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  Queequeg’s supplemental bolt remained unwithdrawn within.

• holdsYojo

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  Queequeg is discovered holding Yojo on top of his head while squatting in the middle of the room.

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  squatting on his hams, and holding Yojo on top of his head.

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• endangered_bySharks

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  Queequeg is in peril among the rabid sharks while working on the whale, though he pushes them aside with his feet.

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  And right in among those sharks was Queequeg; who often pushed them aside with his floundering feet.

• prays_toYojo

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  In his dire situation, Queequeg resorts to praying to his personal deity, Yojo, entrusting his life into the hands of his gods.

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  poor Queequeg, I suppose, only prayed to his Yojo, and gave up his life into the hands of his gods.

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• is_skilled_atWhales

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  Queequeg is described as a highly skilled whaler, having killed more whales than Ishmael can count.

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  Killed more whales than I can count, Captain Peleg.”

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• referenced_byHarpooneers

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  Such portentous appetites had Queequeg and Tashtego

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• holds_roleHarpooneer

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  Queequeg is identified as the first of the Pequod's harpooneers.

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  First of all was Queequeg, whom Starbuck, the chief mate, had selected for his squire. But Queequeg is already known.

• is_squire_toStarbuck

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  Queequeg serves as the squire or assistant to Starbuck, the chief mate, in the whaling operations.

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  Queequeg, whom Starbuck, the chief mate, had selected for his squire.

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• stands_onTriangular Raised Box

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  Queequeg takes a position on the triangular raised box in the bow of the boat to better observe the ongoing whale chase.

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  Nimbly springing up on the triangular raised box in the bow, the savage stood erect there

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• suffers_fromFever (Queequeg's illness)

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  Queequeg is afflicted by a severe fever that threatens his life.

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• has_occupationHarpooneer (occupation)

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  Queequeg's professional role on the whaling ship is that of a harpooneer.

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  poor Queequeg, who, as harpooneer, must not only face all the rage of the living whale, but—as we have elsewhere seen—mount his dead back in a rolling sea; and finally descend into the gloom of the hold, and bitterly sweating all day in that subterraneous confinement, resolutely manhandle the clumsiest casks and see to their stowage. To be short, among whalemen, the harpooneers are the holders, so called.

• is_involved_inWhaling (profession)

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  Queequeg is a central figure in the whaling profession, undertaking its demanding and dangerous tasks.

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  Be it said, that in this vocation of whaling, sinecures are unknown; dignity and danger go hand in hand; till you get to be Captain, the higher you rise the harder you toil. So with poor Queequeg, who, as harpooneer, must not only face all the rage of the living whale

• desiresBurial Canoe (Queequeg's desired)

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  Queequeg expresses a strong personal desire to be interred in a canoe that resembles those he saw in Nantucket and those used by his native people.

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  he desired a canoe like those of Nantucket, all the more congenial to him, being a whaleman, that like a whale-boat these coffin-canoes were without a keel; though that involved but uncertain steering, and much lee-way adown the dim ages.

• originates_fromQueequeg's Native Isle

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  Queequeg's cultural background and burial preferences are rooted in the traditions of his native island.

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  war-wood of his native isle; and upon inquiry, he had learned that all whalemen who died in Nantucket, were laid in those same dark canoes, and that the fancy of being so laid had much pleased him; for it was not unlike the custom of his own race, who, after embalming a dead warrior, stretched him out in his canoe, and so left him to be floated away to the starry archipelagoes

• demands_delivery_ofQueequeg's Coffin

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  Queequeg, despite his weakened state, forcefully demands that his coffin be brought to him after others tried to remove it.

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  Queequeg, to every one’s consternation, commanded that the thing should be instantly brought to him, nor was there any denying him

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• mountsMast-head

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  Queequeg eagerly climbs to one of the mast-heads to keep watch.

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  he saw Tashtego, Queequeg, and Daggoo, eagerly mounting to the three mast-heads

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• committed_toPequod's voyage

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  Queequeg formally agreed to join the Pequod's long journey by signing the necessary articles.

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  On the day following Queequeg’s signing the articles,

• approachesWharf

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  Queequeg and the narrator arrived at the wharf just before dawn, preparing to board the Pequod.

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  when we drew nigh the wharf.

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• descends uponDead Whale

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  As part of his harpooneer duties, Queequeg must go onto the whale's back to perform specific tasks.

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  whose duty it was, as harpooneer, to descend upon the monster’s back

• insertedBlubber-hook

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  Queequeg was responsible for placing the large blubber-hook into the initial cut made in the whale's back.

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  It was inserted there by my particular friend Queequeg

• remains on whale duringFlensing Operation

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  Circumstances often necessitate that the harpooneer, Queequeg, stays on the whale until the entire stripping process is finished.

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  the harpooneer shall remain on the whale till the whole flensing or stripping operation is concluded

• woreHighland Costume

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  On this particular occasion, Queequeg was dressed in a Highland costume.

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  Queequeg figured in the Highland costume—a shirt and socks

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• is_a_member_ofHarpooneers

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  Queequeg is a member of the harpooneers, demonstrating his skill by flinging his harpoon.

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  In about three minutes’ time, Queequeg’s harpoon was flung; the stricken fish darted blinding spray

• flingsHarpoon

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  Queequeg successfully throws his harpoon at a whale.

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  Queequeg’s harpoon was flung; the stricken fish darted blinding spray

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• interpretsSquid

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  Queequeg, with his unique cultural perspective, sees the Squid's appearance as a positive indicator for finding whales.

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  to Queequeg it was quite a different object. “When you see him ’quid,” said the savage, honing his harpoon in the bow of his hoisted boat, “then you quick see him ’parm whale.”

• honesHarpoon

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  Queequeg prepares his harpoon by sharpening it, a routine task demonstrating his readiness for the hunt.

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  honing his harpoon in the bow of his hoisted boat

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• referenced_byNarrator

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  appoints

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  Queequeg,” said I, “come along, you shall be my lawyer, executor, and legatee.”

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• has_godYojo

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  Queequeg holds a deep reverence and confidence in Yojo, considering him his personal deity.

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  confidence in the excellence of Yojo’s judgment and surprising forecast of things; and cherished Yojo with considerable esteem, as a rather good sort of god

• observes_ritual_withYojo

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  Queequeg and Yojo participate in a period of fasting, humiliation, and prayer, akin to Lent or Ramadan.

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  leaving Queequeg shut up with Yojo in our little bedroom—for it seemed that it was some sort of Lent or Ramadan, or day of fasting, humiliation, and prayer with Queequeg and Yojo that day

• has_religious_textXXXIX Articles

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  The XXXIX Articles are mentioned as part of Queequeg's personal liturgies, which the narrator found incomprehensible.

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  I never could master his liturgies and XXXIX Articles

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• referenced_byStubb

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  The first contained strong spirits, and was handed to Queequeg;

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• referenced_byPagan Harpooneers

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  long upon Daggoo, Queequeg, Tashtego

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• present_atWhaleman’s Chapel

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  Queequeg is observed by Ishmael sitting near him in the Whaleman's Chapel.

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  I seated myself near the door, and turning sideways was surprised to see Queequeg near me.

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• offersCoffin (Queequeg's)

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  Queequeg hints that his coffin could serve as a replacement for the lost life-buoy.

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  Queequeg hinted a hint concerning his coffin.

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• repairsWhale-boats

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  Queequeg is actively working to stop the strained planks of a damaged whale-boat during the chaotic pursuit.

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  While Daggoo and Queequeg were stopping the strained planks

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• performsRescue of Tashtego

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  Queequeg is the primary agent in saving Tashtego from the whale's head by diving to his aid.

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  my brave Queequeg had dived to the rescue.

• usesSword

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  Queequeg uses his keen sword to create a large hole near the bottom of the whale's head to extract Tashtego.

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  Queequeg with his keen sword had made side lunges near its bottom, so as to scuttle a large hole there

• demonstratesQueequeg's Skill in Obstetrics

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  Queequeg's actions in rescuing Tashtego are described as a display of great courage and skill, likened to 'obstetrics'.

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  through the courage and great skill in obstetrics of Queequeg

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• is embarked inWhaling

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  Queequeg, along with the narrator, has fairly begun his participation in the business of whaling.

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  As Queequeg and I are now fairly embarked in this business of whaling;

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• is_companion_toNarrator

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  Queequeg and the Narrator are traveling together and share a close bond.

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  At last we rose and dressed; and Queequeg, taking a prodigiously hearty breakfast of chowders of all sorts, so that the landlady should not make much profit by reason of his Ramadan, we sallied out to board the Pequod

• carriesHarpoon

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  Queequeg habitually carries his harpoon, even while walking to the ship.

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  Queequeg carrying his harpoon, Captain Peleg in his gruff voice

• is_member_ofFirst Congregational Church (Narrator's concept)

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  The Narrator asserts that Queequeg is a member of a universal spiritual 'First Congregational Church'.

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  all I know is, that Queequeg here is a born member of the First Congregational Church. He is a deacon himself, Queequeg is.

• demonstrates_skill_withHarpoon

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  Queequeg performs a skillful demonstration of harpooning by striking a tar spot on the water from the ship.

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  he darted the iron right over old Bildad’s broad brim, clean across the ship’s decks, and struck the glistening tar spot out of sight.

• is_enrolled_inPequod

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  Queequeg is formally accepted and enrolled as a member of the Pequod's ship's company.

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  Queequeg was soon enrolled among the same ship’s company to which I myself belonged.

• signs_withQueer Round Figure (Queequeg's Mark)

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  Instead of writing his name, Queequeg copies a tattooed figure from his arm onto the papers as his mark.

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  copied upon the paper, in the proper place, an exact counterpart of a queer round figure which was tattooed upon his arm

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• commandsWhaleboat

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  Queequeg skillfully steers the whaleboat through the frantic whale shoal.

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  But not a bit daunted, Queequeg steered us manfully; now sheering off from this monster

• usesHarpoon

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  Queequeg effectively uses his harpoon to strike a whale.

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  Queequeg’s harpoon was flung; the stricken fish

• interacts withSmall Tame Cows and Calves

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  Queequeg shows a gentle interaction with the curious young whales by patting their foreheads.

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  Queequeg patted their foreheads

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• preparescoffin

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  Queequeg meticulously measures and prepares the coffin for his own burial.

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  reference, now transferringly measured on it the exact length the coffin was to be, and then made the transfer permanent by cutting

• commandscoffin

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  Queequeg commands that the coffin, which others were trying to discard, be brought directly to him.

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  Queequeg, to every one’s consternation, commanded that the thing should be instantly brought to him

• placesharpoon

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  Queequeg has the iron part of his harpoon placed inside his coffin.

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  then had the iron part placed in the coffin

• placesYojo

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  Queequeg asks for his little god, Yojo, to be brought and placed with him in his coffin.

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  bring out his little god, Yojo. Then crossing

• recovers_fromsickness

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  After preparing for death, Queequeg suddenly rallies and overcomes his illness, stating he has a duty ashore.

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  Queequeg suddenly rallied; soon there seemed no need of the carpenter’s box: and thereupon, when some expressed their delighted surprise, he, in substance, said, that the cause of his sudden convalescence was this;—at a critical moment, he had just recalled a little duty ashore, which he was leaving undone; and therefore had changed his mind about dying: he

• repurposescoffin

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  Queequeg, having recovered, decides to use his coffin as a sea-chest for his belongings.

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  he now used his coffin for a sea-chest

• carvescoffin

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  Queequeg spends many hours carving grotesque figures and drawings into the lid of his repurposed coffin.

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  Many spare hours he spent, in carving the lid with all manner of grotesque figures and drawings

• hastattooing

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  Queequeg's body is covered in complex, hieroglyphic tattooing that represents a deep philosophical and mystical knowledge.

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  the twisted tattooing on his body.

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• securesboom

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  Queequeg skillfully and bravely secures the dangerous boom on the schooner, preventing an accident.

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  Queequeg dropped deftly to his knees, and crawling under the path of the boom, whipped hold of a rope, secured one end to the bulwarks, and then flinging the other like a lasso, caught it round the boom as it swept over his head, and at the next jerk, the spar was that way trapped, and all was safe.

• rescuesgreenhorn

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  Queequeg dives into the water to save the inexperienced greenhorn who fell overboard, retrieving his lifeless form.

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  Shooting himself perpendicularly from the water, Queequeg, now took an instant’s glance around him, and seeming to see just how matters were, dived down and disappeared. A few minutes more, and he rose again, one arm still striking out, and with the other dragging a lifeless form.

• arrived_onMoss

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  Queequeg arrived in Nantucket aboard the ship named Moss.

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  when the little Moss came snugly to anchor, and Queequeg and I went ashore

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• appearance affected byCorpusants

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  Queequeg's distinctive tattooing appeared to burn like 'Satanic blue flames' on his body, lit up by the preternatural light of the corpusants.

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  lit up by the preternatural light, Queequeg’s tattooing burned like Satanic blue flames on his body.

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