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- # Introduction to Book XIX, The Church of the Apostles
## Overview
This is the introductory section of [Book XIX, The Church of the Apostles](arke:01KG8AJTDSNYDTWVRF91GP2KVZ) from the novel *Pierre; or, The Ambiguities*. It is a text segment extracted from the source file [pierre.txt](arke:01KG89J1JSYKSGCE149MH9HF6A), spanning lines 11739-11743.
## Context
The introduction is part of a larger chapter within the novel *Pierre; or, The Ambiguities*, which is included in the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. The text was extracted using an automated structure-extraction process.
## Contents
The introduction consists of the title "BOOK XIX. THE CHURCH OF THE APOSTLES." followed by a blank line. The subsequent section is titled "I." [I.](arke:01KG8AKVZ09030VMMG7Q94ZV50).
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- BOOK XIX.
THE CHURCH OF THE APOSTLES.
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