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The whale then split the boat in two, “…like an enormous shears. Ahab fell into the water and the whale began circling his adversary until finally Ahab was rescued by another boat’s crew. As in the previous day, day two of the battle resumes Moby Dick’s pursuit of Ahab. The crew sees the battle as between Ahab and the whale as Mr. Stubb exclaims, “ I knew it-ye can’t escape-blow on and split your spout, O Whale! The mad fiend himself is after ye!.” The crew kept their fears from Ahab.
They feared the whale and they feared Ahab’s fanaticism. He believed he could be the demise of Moby Dick. “Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last grapple with thee; from hell’s heart I stab at thee; for hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee….” The fearful crew followed Ahab to their watery grave.
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