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- # CHAPTER XCII. THE LAST OF THE JACKET.
## Overview
This is a chapter from the novel [White-Jacket](arke:01KG8AJ89Z18FKVJV5H0488ZAZ) by Herman Melville, titled "CHAPTER XCII. THE LAST OF THE JACKET." It spans from line 14990 to line 15148 of the source file, [white_jacket.txt](arke:01KG89J19NC56FFGBCM2SWEZZY). The chapter is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection.
## Context
The chapter is positioned between [CHAPTER XCI. SMOKING-CLUB IN A MAN-OF-WAR, WITH SCENES ON THE GUN-DECK DRAWING NEAR HOME.](arke:01KG8AJWG1Q56K09ESP8DXKERA) and [CHAPTER XCIII. CABLE AND ANCHOR ALL CLEAR.](arke:01KG8AJWG17TEBKS4V1SR41TF7) within the novel. It was extracted from the text file by a structure extraction process.
## Contents
The chapter narrates a near-fatal incident where White-Jacket falls from the yard-arm of the ship. While reeving the halyards of a main-top-gallant-stun’-sail, his jacket gets caught, causing him to fall into the sea. The chapter details his experience of falling, his struggle to remove the water-logged jacket, and his eventual rescue. The narrative includes vivid descriptions of his thoughts and sensations as he plummets towards the water, his feeling of being pinioned by the water-filled jacket, and the eventual cutting away of the jacket. The chapter concludes with his rescue and return to duty. The chapter is divided into three chunks: [Chunk 1](arke:01KG8AMFZDVVZP4Y0WB4NJA9CD), [Chunk 2](arke:01KG8AMGGH2RJ59822SRF373MX), and [Chunk 3](arke:01KG8AMGGHN04JJ3X6E4N36M6D).
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