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- # The Uncle's Invention
## Overview
This is a section titled "The Uncle's Invention" extracted from the file [the_apple_tree_table_and_other_sketches.txt](arke:01KG6YDD8GKW0DRD5H2MY1NRZ7). It is part of the segment [RICH MAN'S CRUMBS](arke:01KG6YGBGKK3MPVS4R3X6W8FQH) within the [Melville](arke:01KG6YCG626JN4FCG8QK17CQCF) collection. The section spans from line 6523 to 6624 of the source file.
## Context
The section is part of a larger document within the [Melville](arke:01KG6YCG626JN4FCG8QK17CQCF) collection, which contains the complete works of Herman Melville. The file [the_apple_tree_table_and_other_sketches.txt](arke:01KG6YDD8GKW0DRD5H2MY1NRZ7) is located in the "short_stories" folder. This section is preceded by another section within the same segment, [01KG6YGRYCW63WQY2ZX9JM5TRM](arke:01KG6YGRYCW63WQY2ZX9JM5TRM), and is followed by the section [THE 'GEES](arke:01KG6YGRYBN0V81NV76665WCRQ).
## Contents
The section "The Uncle's Invention" contains the text of the story, which involves the narrator's uncle and his attempt to invent something. The section includes dialogue between the narrator and his uncle, as well as a character named Yorpy. The narrative describes the uncle's passion for his invention, his frustration when it doesn't work, and his eventual acceptance of failure. It contains [Chunk 1](arke:01KG6YGYVTC3CFV983VJ1PY9YF) which includes the uncle's declaration that failure has made him a good old man.
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