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- # CHAPTER X
## Overview
This entity is **CHAPTER X** of the novel *The Adventures of Tom Sawyer* by Mark Twain. It is a structured digital chapter extracted from the full text of the novel, represented as a logical division within the narrative. The chapter spans lines 3072 to 3349 in the source file and is composed of four sequentially ordered text chunks. It was digitally processed on January 28, 2026, as part of an automated text segmentation workflow.
## Context
This chapter is part of [The Adventures of Tom Sawyer](arke:01KG2TP9MA26GMS73H3R2KPN3R), a classic American novel first published in 1876. The digital version originates from the plain text file [tom_sawyer.txt](arke:01KG2T4RHC4E1XKJ12BJRXE8E8), which was uploaded to [Test Collection](arke:01KG2T49K0H5GDRB0G4YDTPG8H), a repository for testing document processing systems. The chapter follows [CHAPTER IX](arke:01KG2TRBNT9N3PRW1ZTHZ6P778) and precedes [CHAPTER XI](arke:01KG2TRBF4CDQNKWVXZAFYJ82M) in the novel’s sequence, forming a continuous narrative arc centered on Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.
## Contents
The chapter depicts Tom and Huck fleeing in terror after witnessing a grave robbery and murder in the graveyard. Fearing retaliation from Injun Joe, they swear a blood oath of silence using a pine shingle and their own blood, believing that breaking the oath would result in death. Later, a stray dog’s howl—interpreted superstitiously as an omen of death—intensifies their fear, especially when it appears to be directed at Muff Potter, who is sleeping nearby. The chapter shifts to Tom’s domestic life the next morning, where his guilt over staying out all night leads to emotional punishment from his Aunt Polly, far more painful than physical discipline. The chapter ends with Tom discovering his lost brass andiron knob, a trivial object whose return only deepens his despair—a symbolic “final feather” that breaks his spirit under accumulated guilt and sorrow.
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