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By Tales from a MadmanPublished about a year ago • 1 min read

Something breathes nearby

Husky, uneven, ragged

A crunch, a warning

Haiku

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Tales from a Madman

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.. the figure in question had out-Heroded Herod, and gone beyond the bounds of even the Prince's indefinite decorum.

The Masque of the Red Death

Edgar Allan Poe

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    Written by Tales from a Madman