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The Pit and the Pendulum

by Edgar Allan Poe

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The Pit and the Pendulum

In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum," the narrator experiences intense fear and curiosity as he navigates his imprisonment by the Inquisition. Initially terrified by the darkness and the...

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The Pit and the Pendulum

The unspecified condemnation in "The Pit and the Pendulum" enhances the story's terror and suspense by leaving the narrator's charges ambiguous. This lack of clarity reflects the historical context...

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