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- # II. THE TARTARUS OF MAIDS
## Overview
This entry, "II. THE TARTARUS OF MAIDS," is a subsection of a larger work, identified as a segment within the file `billy_budd.txt`. It is part of the "Melville Complete Works" collection and was extracted on January 30, 2026. This subsection spans lines 7566 to 7682 of the source file.
## Context
This subsection is contained within the larger segment also titled "II. THE TARTARUS OF MAIDS," which is part of the novel `billy_budd.txt`. The file itself is part of the "Melville Complete Works" collection, suggesting it is a compilation of works by Herman Melville. The subsection is followed by another subsection titled "The Tartarus of Maids."
## Contents
This subsection contains two distinct chunks of text. The first chunk, labeled "Chunk 1," begins with the title "II. THE TARTARUS OF MAIDS" and describes a journey into a bleak, mountainous region of New England, focusing on the landscape and the narrator's decision to visit a paper mill located in a place called the Devil's Dungeon. The second chunk, "Chunk 2," continues the narrative, detailing the harsh winter conditions, the narrator's horse, and the eventual arrival at the paper mill, which is described as a "whited sepulchre" amidst the snow.
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