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- # CHAPTER XXVII. REQUIESCAT IN PACE.
## Overview
This entity is the twenty-seventh chapter of the novel *Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile*. It is a distinct section of the larger work, identified by its title and its position within the narrative. The chapter spans from line 7357 to 7475 of the source text.
## Context
This chapter is part of the novel [Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile](arke:01KG8AJ76S23Z6FF7SMFEB4N3X), which is included in the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. The text was extracted from the file `israel_potter.txt` ([arke:01KG89J1DKC9HHJRKY25JZBEXW](arke:01KG89J1DKC9HHJRKY25JZBEXW)). This chapter follows "CHAPTER XXVI. FORTY-FIVE YEARS." ([arke:01KG8AJJRWNYCFCKFX5G6XWAGY](arke:01KG8AJJRWNYCFCKFX5G6XWAGY)) and precedes the backmatter titled "THE END." ([arke:01KG8AJKM648GGFQV1FJEHN8BY](arke:01KG8AJKM648GGFQV1FJEHN8BY)).
## Contents
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