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- # CHAPTER IV. Hivohitee MDCCCXLVIII
## Overview
This is a chapter titled "CHAPTER IV. Hivohitee MDCCCXLVIII" (lines 442-564) from the novel [Mardi: And a Voyage Thither](arke:01KG8AJ8ZNB03D0FWFP362WQEN) by Herman Melville. The chapter was extracted on January 30, 2026, as part of a structure extraction process.
## Context
The chapter is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection and was extracted from the text file [mardi_vol2.txt](arke:01KG89J1954N2G0NAERBNJXEX9). It is preceded by [CHAPTER III. They Pass Through The Woods](arke:01KG8AJNJT9QVSJEDG65PZ6WTY) and followed by [CHAPTER V. They Visit The Great Morai](arke:01KG8AJNK0SRQXJTP5TJ1QJQ4K).
## Contents
The chapter focuses on the character of Hivohitee, the Pontiff of the isle of Maramma. It describes his lineage, claiming descent from the divine Hivohitee I, the original grantee of men's souls. The chapter details Hivohitee's unique customs, such as entertaining incorporeal deities and his interactions with sharks, which are deified in Maramma. It also discusses the fluctuating language of Maramma due to the banning of sounds from the Pontiff's name. The chapter is divided into two chunks: [Chunk 1](arke:01KG8AKKWWY6SFYTY50FMEZEEK) and [Chunk 2](arke:01KG8AKKX2C2TSF67F02G5XC89).
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