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- # Subsection in Deposition of Benito Cereno
## Overview
This is a subsection within the [Deposition of Benito Cereno](arke:01KG8AK2X6BAAS4RXAD3CF6V74) section of the text file [the_piazza_tales.txt](arke:01KG89J1F4D8P9BBX9AMGZ7TX7), part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. It consists of lines 5223-5317 of the source text. The subsequent subsection is [Deposition Testimony](arke:01KG8AKJ2PEBCWGER7CGYXJQAZ).
## Context
This subsection is part of a larger section titled "Deposition of Benito Cereno," found within the file [the_piazza_tales.txt](arke:01KG89J1F4D8P9BBX9AMGZ7TX7). The file is included in the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. The subsection was extracted automatically using the `structure-extraction-lambda` tool.
## Contents
This subsection contains the initial part of the deposition testimony, detailing the events of a slave revolt aboard a Spanish ship as recounted by Benito Cereno. It includes information about the roles of various individuals involved in the revolt, such as the negro José, the mulatto steward Francesco, and the Ashantee Lecbe. The text describes the violence and deaths that occurred, including the murder of Don Alexandro and other cabin passengers. It also recounts attempts by some of the original crew to signal Captain Amasa Delano about the true state of affairs, and the tragic death of Hermenegildo Gandix, the third clerk. The content is further divided into two [chunks](arke:01KG8AKXYJ5TK8636ED4P19PG6) [chunks](arke:01KG8AKXZ8QWCV29WMKSTAGR83).
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