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- # SECOND BATTLE WITH THE HAPPARS--SAVAGE SPECTACLE
## Overview
This section, titled "SECOND BATTLE WITH THE HAPPARS--SAVAGE SPECTACLE," is a segment of a larger work, extracted from the file `typee.txt`. It falls within Chapter Thirty-Two of the collection "Melville Complete Works." The section spans lines 10024 to 10104 of the source document.
## Context
This section is part of Chapter Thirty-Two, which is titled "APPREHENSIONS OF EVIL--FRIGHTFUL DISCOVERY--SOME REMARKS ON CANNIBALISM--SECOND BATTLE WITH THE HAPPARS--SAVAGE SPECTACLE--MYSTERIOUS FEAST--SUBSEQUENT DISCLOSURES." It follows the section "APPREHENSIONS OF EVIL--FRIGHTFUL DISCOVERY--SOME REMARKS ON CANNIBALISM" and precedes "SECOND BATTLE WITH THE HAPPARS--SAVAGE SPECTACLE--MYSTERIOUS FEAST." The entire work is part of the "Melville Complete Works" collection, sourced from the file `typee.txt`.
## Contents
This section details a second battle with the Happars, describing a "savage spectacle." It contains two chunks of text. The first chunk describes the aftermath of a battle, with victorious islanders carrying the bodies of slain enemies. It also mentions the presence of the chief Mehevi and the presentation of a javelin. The second chunk continues the narrative, describing the warrior Narmonee falling from exhaustion and the subsequent actions of the islanders. The narrator is prevented from observing further, suggesting a ritualistic event is about to occur.
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