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- # CHAPTER LV. Tiffin In A Temple
## Overview
This chapter, titled "Tiffin In A Temple," is part of the novel [Mardi: And a Voyage Thither](arke:01KG8AJA6157W2830190N652KA). It was extracted from the file [mardi_vol1.txt](arke:01KG89J1HYC04JWXEK48P07WPK) and is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. The chapter spans from line 5976 to 6081.
## Context
This chapter follows "CHAPTER LIV. A Gentleman From The Sun" and precedes "CHAPTER LVI. King Media A Host." It is a segment of the larger narrative of [Mardi: And a Voyage Thither](arke:01KG8AJA6157W2830190N652KA), a novel by Herman Melville.
## Contents
Chapter LV details the narrator's arrival at the island of Odo and their subsequent entry into a temple. Inside, the narrator, Yillah, and King Media partake in a meal, which is presented as an offering to idols. The chapter explores themes of divinity, ritual, and the nature of sustenance, with the narrator questioning the appropriateness of consuming the offerings. The text is divided into two chunks, "Chunk 1" and "Chunk 2," which contain the narrative of their arrival, the temple's description, the meal, and the peculiar event of the temple walls reassembling after their departure.
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