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- # CHAPTER FOUR
## Overview
This is a chapter titled "CHAPTER FOUR" from the novel [Typee](arke:01KG8AJ7JY0RWHFPSHT34SW2RY) by Herman Melville. The chapter was extracted from the source file [typee.txt](arke:01KG89J1JYRSHWXR7JM0HYS9D4) and is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. The chapter spans from line 1332 to line 1764 of the source file. It is preceded by [CHAPTER THREE](arke:01KG8AJPECS9VN6EYZC9FBTYQP) and followed by [CHAPTER FIVE](arke:01KG8AJPECK9KDZPGG7HCKP5SK).
## Context
The chapter is part of the novel *Typee*, which was extracted from the file [typee.txt](arke:01KG89J1JYRSHWXR7JM0HYS9D4). The novel and its chapters are included in the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection.
## Contents
The chapter contains the narrator's reasons for wanting to leave the ship Dolly, describing the tyrannical conditions and the prospect of a long voyage. It details the ship's provisions and the narrator's determination to escape to the Marquesas Islands. The chapter also describes the bay of Nukuheva, its surrounding landscape, and the various tribes inhabiting the island, including the feared Typees. It recounts the history of conflict between the Typees and foreigners, including Captain Porter's failed attempt to subjugate them. The chapter further describes the glen of Tior and the narrator's visit there, including an encounter between a French admiral and the old king of Tior. The chapter is divided into eight chunks: [Chunk 1](arke:01KG8AM41DCMRBCDZX2PS6J15S), [Chunk 2](arke:01KG8AM41DDTM9RAQMFNAE6R2V), [Chunk 3](arke:01KG8AM41RG5HEFZ8PV1HWMG4B), [Chunk 4](arke:01KG8AM41TAGX3YCHZBVR3Y9SM), [Chunk 5](arke:01KG8AM4ZNW42V5J7XS89QA10A), [Chunk 6](arke:01KG8AM4JHEZXY0WRM29GVA7RG), [Chunk 7](arke:01KG8AM4JNWJV079N36MHAM1K3), and [Chunk 8](arke:01KG8AM4JNQSY2V7AR5A3T4VN6).
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