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When Khan is in the center chair of the Reliant, he says to Joachim "He tasks me. He tasks me, and I shall have him. I'll chase him 'round the moons of Nibia and 'round the Antares Maelstrom and 'round perdition's flame before I give him up!" This is a modified quote from Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick" (1851). The actual line from the book is more attributable as "I'll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition's flames before I give him up." In the book's setting, Ahab has come up on deck after the new crew have made their marks on the contract tells about his injury from the wooden peg he wears over his stump that causes him pain when this becomes obvious they may divert to hunt the leviathan. Similarly, Joachim urges Khan to flee from Regula II and not to divert to hunt Kirk. Chekov had noticed a copy of "Moby Dick" in Khan's living space in the cargo containers on Ceti Alpha V whereas Spock had given Kirk an antique copy of "A Tale of Two Cities" where Kirk had inquired of the message. Spock knew he would die on that mission and Kirk quoted after his death that the message was "It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known." "Captain Ahab," said Starbuck, who, with Stubb and Flask, had thus far been eyeing his superior with increasing surprise, but at last seemed struck with a thought which somewhat explained all the wonder. "Captain Ahab, I have heard of Moby Dick-but it was not Moby Dick that took off thy leg?" "Who told thee that?" cried Ahab; then pausing "Aye, Starbuck; aye, my hearties all round; it was Moby Dick that dismasted me; Moby Dick that brought me to this dead stump I stand on now. Aye, aye," he shouted with a terrific, loud, animal sob, like that of a heart-stricken moose; "Aye, aye! it was that accursed white whale that razed me; made a poor pegging lubber of me for ever and a day!" Then tossing both arms, with measureless imprecations he shouted out: "Aye, aye! and I'll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition's flames before I give him up. And this is what ye have shipped for, men! to chase that white whale on both sides of land, and over all sides of earth, till he spouts black blood and rolls fin out. What say ye, men, will ye splice hands on it, now? I think ye do look brave."

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