{"id":"01KG1772XBCV8M9F6YWTH55ZQ0","cid":"bafkreidobastyiyzsgrn2xkpbbbmlsd2nh44kbbfkcjr6n3cktbe4rqyxa","type":"scene","properties":{"description":"# Decision about the treasure\n\n## Overview\nThis entity is a narrative scene extracted from [CHAPTER XXVI](arke:01KG176GP4F0CB9EKDD7GP8249) of the novel [The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete](arke:01KG17620ND2Q83R02B18E9MJZ). It spans lines 6759 to 6769 of the source text file [tom_sawyer.txt](arke:01KG0K71QZ8KK7RGEGSNTB5534) and was identified during automated structure extraction on January 28, 2026. The scene captures a pivotal moment in which two criminals, including Injun Joe, decide the fate of recently unearthed treasure.\n\n## Context\nSituated within [CHAPTER XXVI](arke:01KG176GP4F0CB9EKDD7GP8249), this scene follows [Injun Joe's revelation about revenge](arke:01KG1772XFJRMWNRP8ZGDZREMT), where Joe discloses that his motives extend beyond theft to personal vengeance. The events unfold in a haunted house where Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn are secretly hiding and eavesdropping. The preceding discovery of gold treasure by the criminals has heightened the tension, and the boys’ presence—though unknown to the men—becomes a critical factor in the unfolding drama.\n\n## Contents\nThe scene begins with Injun Joe’s companion suggesting they rebury the treasure. Initially agreeing, Joe abruptly changes his mind upon noticing fresh earth on a pick and shovel left nearby. Overcome with suspicion, he exclaims, “What business has a pick and a shovel here? What business with fresh earth on them?” Fearing that someone has been watching them, he rejects reburying the treasure, arguing it would leave evidence. Instead, he decides to take the treasure to his “den,” specifically “Number Two—under the cross,” a more secure and secretive location than their usual hideout. This decision sets the stage for the boys’ subsequent efforts to track the treasure and avoid becoming targets of Joe’s revenge, as depicted in the following scene, [Dialogue and Action Sequence](arke:01KG1772XD346VKR36MZ3GH46J).","description_generated_at":"2026-01-28T02:39:16.448Z","description_model":"Qwen/Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507","description_title":"Decision about the treasure","end_line":6769,"extracted_at":"2026-01-28T02:34:12.452Z","extracted_by":"structure-extraction-lambda","label":"Decision about the treasure","source_file":"01KG0K71QZ8KK7RGEGSNTB5534","start_line":6759,"text":"“Well—if you say so; what’ll we do with this—bury it again?”\r\n\r\n“Yes. [Ravishing delight overhead.] _No_! by the great Sachem, no!\r\n[Profound distress overhead.] I’d nearly forgot. That pick had fresh\r\nearth on it! [The boys were sick with terror in a moment.] What business\r\nhas a pick and a shovel here? What business with fresh earth on\r\nthem? Who brought them here—and where are they gone? Have you heard\r\nanybody?—seen anybody? What! bury it again and leave them to come and\r\nsee the ground disturbed? Not exactly—not exactly. We’ll take it to my\r\nden.”\r\n\r","title":"Decision about the treasure"},"relationships":[{"peer":"01KG176GP4F0CB9EKDD7GP8249","peer_label":"CHAPTER XXVI","peer_type":"chapter","predicate":"in"},{"peer":"01KG0K71QZ8KK7RGEGSNTB5534","peer_label":"tom_sawyer.txt","peer_type":"file","predicate":"extractedFrom"},{"peer":"01KFXT0KM64XT6K8W52TDEE0YS","peer_label":"More Classics","peer_type":"collection","predicate":"collection"},{"peer":"01KG1772XFJRMWNRP8ZGDZREMT","peer_label":"Injun Joe's revelation about revenge","peer_type":"scene","predicate":"prev"},{"peer":"01KG1772XD346VKR36MZ3GH46J","peer_label":"Dialogue and Action Sequence","peer_type":"scene","predicate":"next"}],"ver":3,"created_at":"2026-01-28T02:34:12.947Z","ts":"2026-01-28T02:39:16.777Z","edited_by":{"method":"manual","user_id":"01KFF5C36SQEVDHC9CBNZZJH9K"}}