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The Cask of Amontillado
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The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge. You, who so well know the nature of my soul, will not suppose, however, that I gave utterance to a threat. _At length_ I would be avenged; this was a point definitely settled--but the very definitiveness with which it was resolved, precluded the idea of risk. I must not only punish, but punish with impun…
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- AuthorEdgar Allan Poe
- SourceProject Gutenberg #1063
- Length2,172 words
- Chapters1
- DictionaryIncluded
- CopyrightPublic domain in the United States
- Source checked2026-08-02
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