{"id":"01KG8AK83B5KMA249P97MB0T3T","cid":"bafkreic5pebkfawyfmbeg3whllzf2cbylljvtwxminph55hnmugwgidbra","type":"chapter","properties":{"description":"# BOOK III. (_Duodecimo_), CHAPTER II. (_Algerine Porpoise_)\n\n## Overview\nThis entity is a chapter titled \"BOOK III. (_Duodecimo_), CHAPTER II. (_Algerine Porpoise_)\" from the novel *Moby-Dick; or, The Whale*. It is part of Book III, which focuses on the \"Duodecimo\" whales. This chapter specifically discusses the \"Algerine Porpoise.\"\n\n## Context\nThis chapter is an extracted component of the novel *Moby-Dick; or, The Whale* ([01KG8AJ9GN1K052QJEZVGKXJ0T]), which was sourced from the file `moby_dick.txt` ([01KG89J198KE6FY8WPVJQQRCZ6]). The novel itself is part of the larger collection titled \"Melville Complete Works\" ([01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW]). This chapter follows \"BOOK III. (_Duodecimo_), CHAPTER 1. (_Huzza Porpoise_)\" ([01KG8AK83BRWD1X6XS9PFA8D3R]) and precedes \"BOOK III. (_Duodecimo_), CHAPTER III. (_Mealy-mouthed Porpoise_)\" ([01KG8AK83BA227D6NY5BT040FM]).\n\n## Contents\nThe chapter describes the \"Algerine Porpoise\" as a pirate, noting its savage nature and its presumed habitat in the Pacific Ocean. It is described as being slightly larger than the Huzza Porpoise, with a similar build. The text suggests that this porpoise is capable of confronting a shark if provoked and that the narrator has attempted to hunt it multiple times without success.","description_generated_at":"2026-01-30T20:50:56.282Z","description_model":"gemini-2.5-flash-lite","description_title":"BOOK III. (_Duodecimo_), CHAPTER II. (_Algerine Porpoise_)","end_line":6006,"extracted_at":"2026-01-30T20:47:54.527Z","extracted_by":"structure-extraction-lambda","label":"BOOK III. (_Duodecimo_), CHAPTER II. (_Algerine Porpoise_)","source_file":"01KG89J198KE6FY8WPVJQQRCZ6","start_line":6001,"text":"BOOK III. (_Duodecimo_), CHAPTER II. (_Algerine Porpoise_).—A pirate.\r\nVery savage. He is only found, I think, in the Pacific. He is somewhat\r\nlarger than the Huzza Porpoise, but much of the same general make.\r\nProvoke him, and he will buckle to a shark. I have lowered for him many\r\ntimes, but never yet saw him captured.\r\n\r","title":"BOOK III. (_Duodecimo_), CHAPTER II. (_Algerine Porpoise_)"},"relationships":[{"peer":"01KG8AJ9GN1K052QJEZVGKXJ0T","peer_type":"novel","predicate":"in"},{"peer":"01KG89J198KE6FY8WPVJQQRCZ6","peer_type":"file","predicate":"extractedFrom"},{"peer":"01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW","peer_type":"collection","predicate":"collection"},{"peer":"01KG8AK83BRWD1X6XS9PFA8D3R","peer_type":"chapter","predicate":"prev"},{"peer":"01KG8AK83BA227D6NY5BT040FM","peer_type":"chapter","predicate":"next"}],"ver":3,"created_at":"2026-01-30T20:47:58.059Z","ts":"2026-01-30T20:50:56.569Z","edited_by":{"method":"manual","user_id":"01KFF5C36SQEVDHC9CBNZZJH9K"}}