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One example is a story called the black cat which takes place in the very wealthy narrators home. They are obviously, masters of deceit, dishonesty is their best policy, and yet, no change with time, even boulder they get in crime, strangely enough, hailed by fools, that thru this sea of horrors, happily sail, like an overstuffed whale, do we even have the right to wonder, why governments, so badly fail. Complete tales and poems of edgar allen poe with selections from his critical writings. Best known for his gothic horror tales and narrative poem the raven, edgar allan poe was an influential and brutally honest literary critic. Masters of deceit poem by sandra feldman poem hunter.
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