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- # TEMPLE FIRST
## Overview
This is a segment titled "TEMPLE FIRST" extracted from the text file [billy_budd.txt](arke:01KG6FXSCNX5F3D880P3YP3PKR). It is part of the novel [Billy Budd and Other Prose Pieces](arke:01KG6GJKJ0PQQH41HGQ3BBMH23) and is included in the [Test Collection](arke:01KG2T49K0H5GDRB0G4YDTPG8H). The segment spans from line 5390 to line 5657 of the source file. It was extracted on January 30, 2026, by the "structure-extraction-lambda" process.
## Context
The segment is preceded by [The Two Temples - Introductory Material](arke:01KG6GK910ARKK4PFWF5CV2KPY) and followed by [TEMPLE SECOND](arke:01KG6GK9123NCTX9S98GQXP9XD) within the novel. The introductory material includes a letter from the Editor of *Putnam's Monthly* to Herman Melville, rejecting "The Two Temples" for publication due to its potential to offend religious sensibilities.
## Contents
The segment "TEMPLE FIRST" contains six chunks of text: [Chunk 1](arke:01KG6GMSJJGTWEZW010XF814AS), [Chunk 2](arke:01KG6GMSJJNH27DGRNQD5QDAT8), [Chunk 3](arke:01KG6GMSJQXTX2QQ31YX01E4XM), [Chunk 4](arke:01KG6GMSJQHJBSECV329NFFM2B), [Chunk 5](arke:01KG6GMSJQS79VV4A8Y38BMGY5), and [Chunk 6](arke:01KG6GMSJQ2B8P6A32ZA00QDSF). These chunks describe the narrator's experience attempting to attend a service at a new, fashionable Gothic temple. He is initially turned away by a "beadle-faced man" but manages to sneak into the tower, where he observes the service from a high window. He is eventually caught and arrested for disturbing the peace.
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- 2026-01-30T03:55:58.382Z
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- TEMPLE FIRST
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- 2026-01-30T03:54:18.704Z
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- TEMPLE FIRST