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In the chapter 117 The Whale Watch Ishmael goes into narrative form. Ahab in on deck and he is approached by Parsee; Parsee tells him of his frequent dream or vision of Ahab's death. He tells Ahab that he will see "two hearses must verily be seen by thee on the sea; the first not made by mortal hands; and the visible wood of the last one must be grown in America." Ahab beliefs that this must mean that he will not die at sea, it is impossible. First of all since the wood must obviously be from America then it must only be in America that this wood exists. Then he goes on to say that he himself (Parsee) must die first and Ahab will see his dead body before he is then killed. Lastly he tells Ahab "Hemp only can kill thee." Ahab immediately dismisses his warnings with "The gallows, ye mean. - I am immortal then, on land and on sea," He is sure that he is immortal because only the gallows are made of hemp. Ahab is foolish in his confidence and is surely......

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