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- # CHAPTER XX. THE SHUTTLE.
## Overview
This is "CHAPTER XX. THE SHUTTLE." from the novel [Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile](arke:01KG8AJ76S23Z6FF7SMFEB4N3X) by Herman Melville. It is a chapter entity, extracted from lines 5792 to 6372 of the source file [israel_potter.txt](arke:01KG89J1DKC9HHJRKY25JZBEXW).
## Context
The novel *Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile* is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. This chapter follows [CHAPTER XIX. THEY FIGHT THE SERAPIS.](arke:01KG8AJJRQ4SKWG11NYNT96ERE) and precedes [CHAPTER XXI. SAMSON AMONG THE PHILISTINES.](arke:01KG8AJJRT3BSKR423BGDM4MS8) in the novel's sequence.
## Contents
This chapter recounts Israel Potter's adventures after the battle, finding himself unexpectedly aboard an English ship. It details his attempts to blend in with the crew, facing rejection from various groups, and his eventual acceptance after demonstrating his skills as a seaman. The chapter is divided into eight chunks: [Chunk 1](arke:01KG8AKMX5SSCP4P5YGHA4SV68), [Chunk 2](arke:01KG8AKMXCGF80GNEDDB8QXG8P), [Chunk 3](arke:01KG8AKMX9NJ5R2NA1J0CB913B), [Chunk 4](arke:01KG8AKMXAFB0A8NRP5SGKKVRS), [Chunk 5](arke:01KG8AKMXAHRVRG03J7NX3PYJJ), [Chunk 6](arke:01KG8AKNJVW0V78BWS5RDQXEWV), [Chunk 7](arke:01KG8AKNJV3049ZED4V2YEAM58), and [Chunk 8](arke:01KG8AKNJS6DDKQ2JN3J1N3FVC).
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