喜望峰近くの静かで月明かりの下を巡航中、Fedallahは船首の先方に遠方で銀色の天上の水柱を目撃した。船乗りの間では夜に艇を下ろすことはめったにないが、その人間離れした叫びと水柱の光景は乗組員を魅了し、追逐への欲望を芽生えさせた。アハブは直ちに船を前進させ、すべての帆を設定したが、幽霊のような水柱は消えた。続く数日間、水柱は断続的に現れ、常に船の先方に現れ、黙々と超自然的な案内人のように彼らを誘い続けた。乗組員たちはこれがモビー・ディックの水柱だと確信し、冒頭の·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s·s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