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- # CHAPTER XXV
## Overview
This entity is a chapter from the novel *The Adventures of Tom Sawyer*, identified as Chapter XXV. It exists in digital form as part of a structured text extraction from the file [tom_sawyer.txt](arke:01KG2T4RHC4E1XKJ12BJRXE8E8). The chapter spans lines 6155 to 6326 in the source file and was extracted on January 28, 2026, as part of the [Test Collection](arke:01KG2T49K0H5GDRB0G4YDTPG8H). It is composed of two text chunks and represents a self-contained narrative segment focused on Tom Sawyer’s treasure-hunting ambitions.
## Context
This chapter is part of [The Adventures of Tom Sawyer](arke:01KG2TP9MA26GMS73H3R2KPN3R), a novel by Mark Twain originally published in 1876. It follows [CHAPTER XXIV](arke:01KG2TRB66XTREW9QP1BNF0795) and precedes [CHAPTER XXVI](arke:01KG2TRBJ3N8PQZE3STX3F94JX), forming a sequence in which Tom and Huck Finn engage in imaginative adventures centered on superstition, folklore, and boyhood escapades. The chapter was digitally processed and segmented as part of a structured archival workflow, with metadata indicating automated extraction and manual curation by a system agent.
## Contents
The chapter details Tom Sawyer’s sudden urge to dig for hidden treasure, leading him to recruit Huck Finn after failing to find other companions. The boys discuss typical hiding places—haunted houses, dead trees, and islands—and debate the logic of buried treasure, robbers, and cryptic maps. They plan to dig under a dead tree on a hill near the Still-House branch, acquiring tools and making the three-mile journey. During their excavation, they fantasize about spending their riches: Huck dreams of pie, soda, and circuses, while Tom plans to buy toys and “get married.” Their initial digging fails, prompting doubts about timing, location, and supernatural interference. Fearing witches and ghosts, they abandon the site at night and consider moving their search to the haunted house on Cardiff Hill. The chapter captures the boys’ blend of superstition, adventure, and naïve realism, and is internally segmented into scenes such as [Digging for Treasure](arke:01KG2TS8RDZ1VNZMRWKF4KXPY4), [Planning Next Dig](arke:01KG2TS8Q830VHWWA30EWDBSTR), and [Discussing Ghosts and Dead People](arke:01KG2TS8QSZ0N88M673H8Y0N7H).
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