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- # CHAPTER XXIII. ISRAEL IN EGYPT.
## Overview
This is a chapter from the novel [Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile](arke:01KG8AJ76S23Z6FF7SMFEB4N3X) by Herman Melville. It was extracted from the source text file, [israel_potter.txt](arke:01KG89J1DKC9HHJRKY25JZBEXW), and is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. The chapter spans lines 6861-6958 of the source file.
## Context
This chapter is preceded by [CHAPTER XXII. SOMETHING FURTHER OF ETHAN ALLEN; WITH ISRAEL’S FLIGHT TOWARDS THE WILDERNESS.](arke:01KG8AJJRT48TB2TKJX44CVWC1) and followed by [CHAPTER XXIV. CONTINUED.](arke:01KG8AJJRWK23SMRRZNAND3MSF) in the novel.
## Contents
The chapter describes Israel Potter's arrival near London and his subsequent employment at a brickyard. It details the harsh conditions and the desolate environment of the brickyard, where he works as a moulder. The chapter explores the philosophical reflections of the brickmakers, who equate men and bricks as equally made of clay, and touches on the themes of despair and the transient nature of human existence. The chapter is further divided into two chunks: [Chunk 1](arke:01KG8AKFKT8EWBDH28D6REC8RV) and [Chunk 2](arke:01KG8AKFM0YDAP5EBH990CSN6H).
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