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- # CHAPTER LIV. SOME SUPERIOR OLD NAIL-ROD AND _PIG-TAIL_
## Overview - What this is (type, form, dates, scope)
Chapter LIV of the novel [Redburn: His First Voyage](arke:01KG8AJ9CVDS15WWAP46A9M4XP) is a textual chapter extracted from the file [redburn.txt](arke:01KG89J1GP71YDJ60P8SRH97MF). The chapter was extracted on January 30, 2026, and is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. It spans lines 10707 to 10885 of the source text.
## Context - Background and provenance from related entities
This chapter follows "CHAPTER LIII. THE HORATII AND CURIATII" and precedes "CHAPTER LV. DRAWING NIGH TO THE LAST SCENE IN JACKSON’S CAREER" within the novel. The text was extracted by the "structure-extraction-lambda" tool. The novel itself is contained within the "Melville Complete Works" collection.
## Contents - What it contains, key subjects and details
The chapter discusses the scarcity of tobacco among the crew of a ship and the various substitutes they employed. It describes how the sailors, deprived of their tobacco, resort to smoking rope yarns and dried tea leaves. The chapter also highlights the character of Jackson, who, despite having a supply of tobacco, mocks the crew's plight. The chapter is divided into three chunks, each containing a portion of the narrative.
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