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- # CHAPTER LXXXVI. Of Those Scamps The Plujii
## Overview
This chapter, titled "Of Those Scamps The Plujii," 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 begins on line 9349 and ends on line 9457 of the source file. It follows [CHAPTER LXXXV. After Dinner](arke:01KG8AJW7YTW7YMDW9ZWEPXZ5C) and precedes [CHAPTER LXXXVII. Nora-Bamma](arke:01KG8AJW7YTW8H43B7CBP9PMA2).
## Context
This chapter is situated within the larger narrative of [Mardi: And a Voyage Thither](arke:01KG8AJA6157W2830190N652KA), a novel by Herman Melville. The text was extracted from a digital file and is organized as part of a collection of Melville's works.
## Contents
This chapter recounts an anecdote shared by the character Braid-Beard about the Plujii, described as invisible spirits who inhabit the island of Quelquo. These spirits are depicted as mischievous and malicious, causing various misfortunes for the island's inhabitants, such as destroying crops, damaging dwellings, and inducing physical ailments and bad dreams. The narrative includes a discussion between the characters Media and Babbalanja regarding the nature of these spirits and the human tendency to attribute misfortunes to unseen forces. Media suggests that some of the islanders' suffering might be due to more mundane causes, like eating unripe fruit, while Babbalanja contemplates the existence of lesser spirits as a metaphysical explanation for life's trivial annoyances.
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