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- # CHAPTER XLIV.
Through Dominora, They Wander After Yillah
## Overview
This is a chapter from the novel [Mardi: And a Voyage Thither](arke:01KG8AJ8ZNB03D0FWFP362WQEN) by Herman Melville. It describes the protagonists' continued search for Yillah through the island of Dominora. The chapter was extracted from the file [mardi_vol2.txt](arke:01KG89J1954N2G0NAERBNJXEX9) and is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection.
## Context
The chapter follows [CHAPTER XLIII.
They Land At Dominora](arke:01KG8AJSXWRT5R9RB80N1FK4HY) and precedes [CHAPTER XLV.
They Behold King Bello’s State Canoe](arke:01KG8AJSXWKSGYAM3SBQ847R2W) in the novel's narrative sequence. The novel, and therefore this chapter, is contained within the [mardi_vol2.txt](arke:01KG89J1954N2G0NAERBNJXEX9) file, which is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection.
## Contents
The chapter narrates the protagonists' journey through Dominora, where they encounter various social and economic disparities. They witness a reaper begging for bread despite working in a cornfield, maidens starving because their spinning wheels are broken, and men imprisoned and starving after being turned out from their glen. They also observe a stream powering machinery in a glen, and a riotous mob with banners advocating for the rights of man and bread. The chapter culminates with the protagonists continuing their search for Yillah, but without success. The chapter's text is divided into two chunks: [Chunk 1](arke:01KG8AKRMVP0PNKCP93Z1NF69R) and [Chunk 2](arke:01KG8AKS9EHM31YWRBK0E8AH7E).
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