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- # Epilogue
## Overview - What this is (type, form, dates, scope)
This is a "backmatter" section, specifically an epilogue, extracted from the novel [Moby-Dick; or, The Whale](arke:01KG8AJ9GN1K052QJEZVGKXJ0T). It was extracted on January 30, 2026, and is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. The epilogue begins on line 292 and ends on line 308 of the source file.
## Context - Background and provenance from related entities
This epilogue is part of the novel "Moby-Dick; or, The Whale," which is contained within the "Melville Complete Works" collection. The text was extracted from the file [moby_dick.txt](arke:01KG89J198KE6FY8WPVJQQRCZ6). The source file was uploaded to the collection on January 30, 2026. The structure extraction was performed by the "structure-extraction-lambda" tool. The epilogue is preceded by the table of contents ([CONTENTS](arke:01KG8AK4STX7MBSJSPZJS48D8V)) and followed by the frontmatter section titled "ETYMOLOGY." (arke:01KG8AK4T028DC4TWVKZ5G3T2V).
## Contents - What it contains, key subjects and details
The "Epilogue" section contains the title "Epilogue" and notes from the original transcriber. The transcriber's notes indicate that the text is a combination of etexts from the now-defunct ERIS project at Virginia Tech and Project Gutenberg's archives. The notes also acknowledge the University of Adelaide Library for preserving the Virginia Tech version and state that the resulting etext was compared with a public domain hard copy version of the text.
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Original Transcriber’s Notes:
This text is a combination of etexts, one from the now-defunct ERIS
project at Virginia Tech and one from Project Gutenberg’s archives. The
proofreaders of this version are indebted to The University of Adelaide
Library for preserving the Virginia Tech version. The resulting etext
was compared with a public domain hard copy version of the text.
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- Epilogue