The Pequod sails onward, passing through large amounts of yellow substance called brit, which the Right Whale feeds on. The Pequod continues her journey to the island of Java, and one day, Daggoo spots something in the water that he thinks is Moby-Dick. The boats are lowered, but when the thing is found, it turns out to be a giant squid. It is a bad omen, and the men return to the ship. The whale-line is the length of rope attached to the harpoon, which connects the boat to the whale it is following.
All men live enveloped in the whale-lines.
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