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The Masque of the Red Death

by Edgar Allan Poe

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The Masque of the Red Death

Prince Prospero secluded himself in his castle to escape the Red Death, a deadly plague ravaging his kingdom. By isolating himself and a select group of nobles in a fortified abbey, he hoped to avoid...

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