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this bowdlerization of "Moby Dick" simply eliminates all the chapters on whaling and cetology
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“Bowdlerizations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowdlerizations. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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