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tor "christian" that description was originally added by a known vandal. if you really feel that the descripbelongs, please discuss on the talk page. i am inclined to think it does not.
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'''''Moby-Dick''''' (full title: '''''Moby-Dick, or, the Whale,''''') a [[Christian]] [[novel]] by [[Herman Melville]] published in 1851, is considered one of the finest novels in the [[English]] language.  The facts concern an obsession by one Captain Ahab to hunt and kill an albino whale named Moby-Dick.  The novel addresses the human struggle for meaning, happiness, and salvation.  Historians view ''Moby-Dick'' as the epitome of American Romanticism.  "Call me Ishmael" is the famous beginning of the book, and it cites other biblical figures and themes throughout its story.
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'''''Moby-Dick''''' (full title: '''''Moby-Dick, or, the Whale,''''') a [[novel]] by [[Herman Melville]] published in 1851, is considered one of the finest novels in the [[English]] language.  The facts concern an obsession by one Captain Ahab to hunt and kill an albino whale named Moby-Dick.  The novel addresses the human struggle for meaning, happiness, and salvation.  Historians view ''Moby-Dick'' as the epitome of American Romanticism.  "Call me Ishmael" is the famous beginning of the book, and it cites other biblical figures and themes throughout its story.
    
The story begins with a lengthy onshore prelude. The narrator decides to enlist as a sailor:
 
The story begins with a lengthy onshore prelude. The narrator decides to enlist as a sailor:
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