concept

wild rumors

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description
Exaggerated and horrifying stories that circulate within maritime life, particularly the whale fishery, concerning deadly encounters with whales, especially Moby Dick.
nature
fabulous, horrifying, exaggerated
source_environment
maritime life, whale fishery

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  • exaggeratedeadly encounters
    description
    Wild rumors serve to further exaggerate and horrify the true histories of the deadly encounters with Moby Dick.
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    Nor did wild rumors of all sorts fail to exaggerate, and still the more horrify the true histories of these deadly encounters.
  • circulate_inMaritime Life
    description
    Wild rumors are noted to abound particularly in maritime life, more so than on land, whenever there is a basis for them.
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    source_text
    but, in maritime life, far more than in that of terra firma, wild rumors abound, wherever there is any adequate reality for them to cling to.
  • extracted_fromSource
    extracted_at
    2026-03-02T00:08:18.269Z
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