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- # Concluding Narrative
## Overview
This section, titled "Concluding Narrative," is the final part of the chapter [Benito Cereno](arke:01KG8AJK1YEE5BMWT5SQRBKJ91). It spans lines 5380 to 5493 of the source text and provides the resolution and aftermath of the events described in the preceding narrative.
## Context
The "Concluding Narrative" is extracted from the file [the_piazza_tales.txt](arke:01KG89J1F4D8P9BBX9AMGZ7TX7), which is part of the larger [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. It directly follows the [Deposition of Benito Cereno](arke:01KG8AK2X6BAAS4RXAD3CF6V74) section within the chapter, offering the final perspective on the characters and their fates.
## Contents
The section details the conversations between Captain Delano and Don Benito during their voyage to Lima, where Don Benito reflects on the ordeal and his lingering trauma, specifically stating, "The negro," when asked what has cast a shadow upon him. It describes Don Benito's continued melancholy and his refusal to look at or visit Babo. The narrative concludes with the fate of Babo, who is executed and whose head is displayed in the Plaza, and the subsequent death of Benito Cereno, who "did, indeed, follow his leader" three months later. The section is composed of two textual chunks: [Chunk 1](arke:01KG8AKXYYDXA8DF2Q3MQ1ZCQ6) and [Chunk 2](arke:01KG8AKXZ8P077N00GM6B8W6JV).
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