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- # Deposition
## Overview
This section, titled "Deposition," is part of the chapter "Benito Cereno" within the larger collection "Melville Complete Works." It spans lines 5010 to 5222 of the source file `the_piazza_tales.txt`. This section follows the "Declaration of the first witness, DON BENITO CERENO." and precedes the section titled "Deposition of Benito Cereno."
## Context
The "Deposition" section is a component of the literary work "Benito Cereno," which is itself part of "The Piazza Tales" file. This file is included in the comprehensive "Melville Complete Works" collection. The section was extracted from the text file `the_piazza_tales.txt`.
## Contents
This section contains several sub-sections, including an "Introduction," and three segments labeled "Deposition Segment 1," "Deposition Segment 2," and "Deposition Segment 3." The "Introduction" provides details about a plot involving the death of Don Alexandro and the negro Babo's involvement. The subsequent segments appear to contain further testimony or narrative related to the events described, with "Deposition Segment 3" referencing the recapture of a ship and the subsequent legal proceedings.
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