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# BARTLEBY. ## Overview This is a chapter titled "BARTLEBY." (lines 605-874) extracted from the text file [the_piazza_tales.txt](arke:01KG89J1F4D8P9BBX9AMGZ7TX7). It is part of the short story collection [The Piazza Tales](arke:01KG8AJ9NXJ7YCJCWAH2W8FBFN), which is itself part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. This chapter is preceded by [The Piazza](arke:01KG8AJK1P0GFSAXBZYP71TNG5) and followed by [Bartleby](arke:01KG8AJK1PKEBJJCANV911N8JS). ## Context The chapter was extracted from the source text file by the `structure-extraction-lambda` process. It was later manually edited by user 01KFF0H3YRP9ZSM033AM0QJ47H. ## Contents This chapter marks the beginning of the short story "Bartleby, the Scrivener." It introduces the narrator, an elderly lawyer working in a Wall Street office, and his existing employees: Turkey, Nippers, and Ginger Nut. The narrator describes his profession, his office environment, and the quirks of his current staff. The chapter culminates with the arrival of Bartleby, a "motionless young man" who answers the narrator's advertisement for additional help. The chapter is divided into seven chunks: [Chunk 1](arke:01KG8AKSG7HZN7TZ5C5GATQZGM), [Chunk 2](arke:01KG8AKSG34MNSMRQG92JYMW54), [Chunk 3](arke:01KG8AKSG7TW4T71ADYEDC994Y), [Chunk 4](arke:01KG8AKSG322VPBFDMWG0729JR), [Chunk 5](arke:01KG8AKSG3P6DTE0XB0S107Y7F), [Chunk 6](arke:01KG8AKSG7CVW4Z3GY852S19XS), and [Chunk 7](arke:01KG8AKSG7461F2PFDGD580FY1).

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BARTLEBY.

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BARTLEBY.