fates

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• are described asstage managers

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  Ishmael personifies the Fates as 'stage managers' who cunningly influence his life's path, specifically his decision to embark on a whaling voyage.

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  those stage managers, the Fates, put me down for this shabby part of a whaling voyage

• influenceWhaling Voyage by One Ishmael

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  Ishmael believes the Fates, acting as 'invisible police officers', secretly influence his decision to undertake the whaling voyage.

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  the invisible police officer of the Fates, who has the constant surveillance of me, and secretly dogs me, and influences me in some unaccountable way—he can better answer than any one else

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  2026-03-02T00:02:03.341Z

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