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EDGARALLANPOE
MISCELLANEOUS
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THERAVEN
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NCEuponamidnightdreary,whileIpon-dered,weakandweary,Overmanyaquaintandcuriousvolumeofforgottenlore-WhileInodded,nearlynapping,suddenlytherecameatapping,Asofsomeonegentlyrapping,rappingatmychamberdoor.'''Tissomevisitor,"Imuttered,"tappingatmychamberdoor-Onlythisandnothingmore."Ah,distinctlyIrememberitwasinthebleakDe-cember,Andeachseparatedyingemberwroughtitsghostuponthefloor.EagerlyIwishedthemorrow;-vainlyIhadsoughttoborrowFrommybookssurceaseofsorrow-sorrowforthelostLenore-FortherareandradiantmaidenwhomtheangelsnameLenore-Namelesshereforevermore.AndthesilkensaduncertainrustlingofeachpurplecurtainThrilledme-filledmewithfantasticterrorsneverteltbefore;THERAVENSothatnow,to.stillthebeatingofmyheart,I stoodrepeating"'Tissomevisitorentreatingentranceatmychamberdoor-Somelatevisitorentreatingentranceatmycham-berdoor;Thisitisandnothingmore."Presentlymysoulgrewstronger;hesitatingthennolonger,"Sir,"saidI,"orMadam,trulyyourforgivenessIimplore;ButthefactisIwasnapping,andsogentlyyoucamerapping,Andsofaintlyyoucametapping,tappingatmychamberdoor.ThatIscarcewassureIheardyou"-hereIopenedwidethedoor;--Darknessthereandnothingmore.Deepintothatdarknesspeering,longIstoodtherewondering,fearing,Doubting,dreamingdreamsnomortalseverdaredtodreambefore;Butthesilencewasunbroken,andthestillnessgavenotoken,Andtheonlywordtherespokenwasthewhisperedword,"Lenore?"ThisIwhispered,andanechomurmuredbacktheword,"Lenore!"Merelvthisandnothingmore.
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EDGARALLANPOEBackintothechamberturning,allmysoulwithinmeburning,SoonagainIheardatappingsomethinglouderthanbefore."Surely,"saidI,"surelythatissomethingatmywindowlattice;Letmesee,then,whatthereatisandthismysteryexplore--Letmyheartbestillamomentandthismysteryexplore;-'Tisthewindandnothingmore."OpenhereIflungtheshutter,when,withmanyaflirtandflutter, IntheresteppedastatelyRavenofthesaintlydays ofyore.Nottheleastobeisancemadehe;notaminutestoppedorstayedhe;But,withmienoflordorlady,perchedabovemychamberdoor-PercheduponabustofPallasjustabovemycham.berdoor-Perched,andsat,andnothing'more, Thenthisebonybirdbeguilingmysadfancyintosmiling,Bythegraveandsterndecorumofthecountenance itwore,"Thoughthycrestbeshornandshaven,thou,"I said,"artsurenocraven, GhastlygrimandancientRavenwanderingfromtheNightlyshore- TellmewhatthylordlynameisontheNight's Plutonianshore!" QuoththeRaven,"Nevermore." THERAVENMuchImarvelledthisungainlyfowltoheardis-coursesoplainly,Thoughitsanswerlittlemeaning-littlerelevancybore;ForwecannothelpagreeingthatnolivinghumanbeingEveryetwasblessedwithseeingbirdabovehis<hamberdoor-Birdorbeastuponthesculpturedbustabovehischamberdoor,Withsuchnameas"Nevermore."ButtheRaven,sittinglonelyonthatplacidbust,spokeonlyThatoneword,asifhissoulinthatonewordhe didoutpour.Nothingfartherthenheuttered;notafeatherthenhefluttered-TillIscarcelymorethanmuttered.,Otherfriendshaveflownbefore--. OIlthemorrow
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wi11eaveme,asmyHopeshaveflownbefore.".Thenthebirdsaid"Nevermore."Startledatthestillnessbrokenbyreplysoaptlyspoken,."Doubtless,"saidI,"whatituttersisitsonly stockandstoreCaughtfromsomeunhappymasterwhomunmerci-fulDisasterFollowedfastandfollowedfastertillhissongsoneburdenbore- TillthedirgesofhisHopethatmelancholyburden boreOf'Never-nevermore."~
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EDGARALLANPOEButtheRavenstillbeguilingallmysadsoulintosmiling,StraightIwheeledacushionedseat.infrontofbirdandbustanddoor;Then,uponthevelvetsinking,IbetookmyselftolinkingFancyuntofancy,thinkingwhatthisominousbirdofyore-Whatthisgrim,ungainly,ghastly,gaunt,andominousbirdofyoreMeantincroaking"Nevermore."ThisIsatengagedinguessing,butnosyllableex-pressingTothefowlwhosefieryeyesnowburnedintomybosom'score;ThisandmoreIsatdivining,withmyheadateaserecliningOnthecushion'svelvetliningthatthelamp-lightgloatedo'er,Butwhosevelvetvioletliningwiththelamp-lightgloatingo'er
She
shallpress,ah,nevermore!Then,methought,theairgrewdenser,perfumedfromanunseencenserSwungbySeraphimwhosefoot-fallstinkledonthetuftedfloor."Wretch,"Icried,"thyGodhathlentthee-by theseangelshehathsenttheeRespite-respiteandnepenthefromthymemories ofLenore!Quaff,ohquaffthiskindnepentheandforgetthislostLenore!"QuoththeRaven,"Nevermore."THERAVEN
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Prophet!"saidI,"thingofevil!-prophetstill, ifbirdordevil!-WhotherTemptersent,orwhethertempesttossed theehereashore,lateyetallundaunted,onthisdesertlanden- chanted-
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thishomebyHorrorhaunted-tellmetruly,Iimplore-there-istherebalminGilead?-tellme-tellme, Iimplore!"QuoththeRaven,"Nevermore."
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Prophet!"saidI,"thingofevil-prophetstill,ifbirdordevil!
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thatHeaventhatbendsaboveus-bythatGodwebothadore-"'~Uthissoulwithsorrowladenif,withinthedistant Aidenn,
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shallclaspasaintedmaidenwhomtheangelsnameLenore-lasparareandradiantmaidenwhomtheangelsnameLenore."QuoththeRaven,"Nevermore.""Bethatwordoursignofparting,birdorfiend!"Ishrieked,upstarting-"GettheebackintothetempestandtheNight'sPlutonianshore!Leavenoblackplumeasatokenofthatliethysoulhathspoken!Leavemylonelinessunbroken!-quitthebust abovemydoor!Takethybeakfromoutmyheart,andtakethyformfromoffmydoor!"QuoththeRaven,"Nevermore."
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