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## Overview - What this is (type, form, dates, scope)
This is a backmatter section from the novel *Typee* ([arke:01KG8AJ7JY0RWHFPSHT34SW2RY]), labeled "NOTE.". It was extracted from the text file [typee.txt](arke:01KG89J1JYRSHWXR7JM0HYS9D4) and contains text from lines 11236 to 11257. The text was extracted on January 30, 2026. This section follows "THE STORY OF TOBY" ([arke:01KG8AJRVDJJNJKJG4WZCP7VKN]) within the novel.
## Context - Background and provenance from related entities
This "NOTE." is part of the *Melville Complete Works* collection ([arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW]). The note was added after the main narrative of *Typee* and provides context on the story's publication. It mentions the author's time in the South Seas and the subsequent publication of the narrative, which revealed the existence of Toby, who had been presumed lost. The note also states that the story of Toby's escape was added to the volume and was related to the author by Toby himself in July 1846, in New York.
## Contents - What it contains, key subjects and details
The "NOTE." explains the circumstances surrounding the publication of the narrative and the inclusion of Toby's escape story. It highlights the significance of the narrative in revealing Toby's survival and the addition of his story as a sequel to the main adventure.
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The author was more than two years in the South Seas, after escaping
from the valley, as recounted in the last chapter. Some time after
returning home the foregoing narrative was published, though it was
little thought at the time that this would be the means of revealing
the existence of Toby, who had long been given up for lost. But so it
proved.
The story of his escape supplies a natural sequel to the adventure, and
as such it is now added to the volume. It was related to the author by
Toby himself, not ten days since.
New York, July, 1846.
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