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- # CHAPTER XXXI. Rovings Alow And Aloft
## Overview
This is chapter XXXI of the novel "Mardi: And a Voyage Thither." It spans from line 3515 to 3627 of the source text.
## Context
This chapter is part of the novel [Mardi: And a Voyage Thither](arke:01KG8AJA6157W2830190N652KA), a work within the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. It was extracted from the file [mardi_vol1.txt](arke:01KG89J1HYC04JWXEK48P07WPK). This chapter follows "CHAPTER XXX. Hints For A Full Length Of Samoa" and precedes "CHAPTER XXXII. Xiphius Platypterus."
## Contents
This chapter details the narrator's observations and wanderings aboard the brigantine. It describes the narrator's fascination with exploring the ship, likening it to exploring a deserted old tenement. The narrator spends time aloft, in the topsail yard, and exploring the ship's rigging, finding interest in the various ropes and their construction. The chapter also touches upon the narrator's descent into the ship's hold, comparing it to exploring vaults and catacombs, where he discovers hidden items belonging to Annatoo. The narrator notes Annatoo's peculiar habit of hiding in a large cask in the hold, likening her behavior to that of inscrutable penguins. The chapter is divided into two chunks: "Chunk 1" and "Chunk 2."
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