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- # CHAPTER XL. WE TAKE UNTO OURSELVES FRIENDS
## Overview - What this is (type, form, dates, scope)
This is a chapter from the novel [Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas](arke:01KG8AJ7VM7B8YZ2568YF8PQ5J), extracted from the text file [omoo.txt](arke:01KG89J1H7Y803CZ7X80F0QFHZ). The chapter, labeled "CHAPTER XL. WE TAKE UNTO OURSELVES FRIENDS", was extracted on January 30, 2026, and spans lines 5595 to 5710 of the source file. It is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection.
## Context - Background and provenance from related entities
This chapter follows "CHAPTER XXXIX. JERMIN SERVES US A GOOD TURN—FRIENDSHIPS IN POLYNESIA" and precedes "CHAPTER XLI. WE LEVY CONTRIBUTIONS ON THE SHIPPING" within the novel. The text was extracted by the "structure-extraction-lambda" tool. The novel "Omoo" is contained within the file "omoo.txt", which is part of the "Melville Complete Works" collection.
## Contents - What it contains, key subjects and details
The chapter is divided into three chunks. The first chunk describes the narrator's experience with a Tahitian named Kooloo, who becomes his friend but later abandons him for a sailor. The second chunk describes the narrator's experience with a Tahitian named Kooloo, who becomes his friend but later abandons him for a sailor. The third chunk describes the narrator's experience with a Tahitian named Kooloo, who becomes his friend but later abandons him for a sailor.
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