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,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GODW9 

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,I HAD N[ CONT9U$ H]E = SEV]AL MON?S1 & 9 ALL ?AT TIME HAD RECEIV$ NO EXT]NAL IMPRESSIONS BUT SU* AS RELAT$ TO ! CELL ,I 9HABIT$1 & ! MISAN?ROPICAL SAVAGE BY :OM IT WAS VISIT$4 ,ONE EV5+ ?AT ,BE?LEM ,GABOR 5T]$ MY DUNGEON1 ,I OBS]V$ 9 HIM AN AIR ( UNUSUAL DI/URBANCE4 ,:]E APA?Y REIGNS1 ! 9T]C\RSE BETWE5 ?OSE OV] :OM IT PRESIDES WILL BE M>K$ ) A DEA?-LIKE UNI=MITY2 BUT :]EV] ! FURI\S PASSIONS TAKE !IR TURN1 !Y WILL OCCASIONALLY SUBSIDE 9TO A SEMBLANCE ( FAMILI>ITY & B5EVOL5CE4 ,!RE WAS SOME?+ 9 ! C\NT5ANCE ( MY TYRANT ?AT MADE ME = A MOM5T =GET ! COMPLICAT$ 9JURIES ,I HAD RECEIV$ FROM HIM4 0,:AT IS IT ?AT HAS DI/URB$ Y\80 CRI$ ,I4 ,!RE WAS NO ANSW]4 ,!RE WAS A KNITT+ 9 HIS BR[1 & A CONTRACTION 9 HIS FEATURES1 ?AT %[$ ME HIS SIL5CE WAS AN EF=T4 ,HE DEP>T$ H[EV]1 & HAD ALREADY PASS$ ! ?RE%OLD ( MY DUNGEON4 ,! DOOR WAS 9 HIS H&4 ,HE RETURN$4 0,*ATILLON10 SAID HE1 0P]HAPS Y\ WILL NEV] SEE ME MORE60 

0,MY CA/LE IS BESIEG$4 ,I HAVE PASS$ ?R\< DANG]S ( A ?\S& NAMES1 & ,I \<T NOT TO BE MADE S]I\S BY ?AT :I* N[ ASSAILS ME4 ,BUT A GLOOMY PRES5TIM5T HANGS UPON MY M9D4 ,! BUSY PHANTOM ( LIFE HAS LA/$ TOO LONG1 & ,I AM SICK AT HE>T4 ,9 ! WOR/ EV5T ,I WILL NOT BE MADE A PRISON]2 ,I WILL DIE FI<T+4 

0,I FEEL AS IF ?IS W]E ! LA/ DAY ( MY EXI/5CE2 &1 UPON ! BR9K ( ! GRAVE1 ANIMOSITY & F]OCI\SNESS DIE AWAY 9 MY S\L4 ,9 ?IS SOLEMN MOM5T1 MY ORIG9AL *>ACT] RETURNS H]E 7/RIK+ HIS HE>T7 TO TAKE POSSESSION ( ITS NATIVE HOME2 A *>ACT]1 /]N & S]I\S1 IF Y\ WILL2 BUT NOT SANGU9>Y1 NOT CRUEL1 NOT TREA*]\S OR UNJU/4 ,BETWE5 Y\ & ME !RE IS A DEADLY ANTIPA?Y2 BUT Y\ DID NOT MAKE Y\RSELF2 Y\ 9T5D$ ME FRI5D%IP & ADVANTAGE2 ! SUFF]+S Y\ HAVE EXP]I5C$ FROM ME 9 RETURN HAVE BE5 SUFFICI5TLY SEV]E4 ,IF ,I DIE DEF5D+ MY WALLS1 & Y\ REMA9 ?US1 Y\ WILL P]I% ) HUNG]4 ,I HAD 9T5D$ IT %\LD BE SO2 BUT ,I AM N[ WILL+ TO REMIT ?IS P>T ( Y\R FATE4 ,I WILL 5T] 9TO A COMPROMISE ) Y\2 ,I WILL TRU/ TO Y\R FIDELITY1 & Y\R HONOR4 ,I WILL TAKE (F Y\R *A9S2 ,I WILL BR+ Y\ A TIMEPIECE & TOR*ES2 ,I WILL LEAVE ) Y\ ! KEY ( ! SPR+ LOCK ( Y\R CAV]N1--PROVID$ Y\ WILL 5GAGE Y\R WORD TO ME ?AT Y\ WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO MAKE USE ( Y\R ADVANTAGES TILL ! EXPIRATION ( TW5TY-F\R H\RS40 

,TO !SE T]MS ,I ASS5T$ )\T HESITATION4 ,! *A9S FELL FROM MY WRI/S & MY ANCLES2 ,I /OOD UP ONCE MORE UN%ACKL$1 & 9 RESPECT ( MY LIMBS A FREE MAN4 ,:5 ,BE?LEM ,GABOR WAS ON ! PO9T TO DEP>T1 MY S\L MELT$ )9 ME4 ,I TOOK HOLD ( HIS H&2 MY F+]S TREMBL$2 ,I GRASP$ & PRESS$ ! F+]S ( MY TYRANT4 ,I CANNOT DESCRIBE :AT !N PASS$ 9 MY BOSOM4 ,NO MAN CAN UND]/& MY S5SATIONS1 :O HAD NOT BE5 9 MY SITUATION1 :O HAD NOT PASS$ ?R\< A TREATM5T1 >BITR>Y1 F]OCI\S1 & 9HUMAN1 & HAD NOT !N SE5 ! BE+ :O HAD W\ND$ HIM SO UNP>DONABLY1 SUDD5LY *ANG+ HIS *>ACT]1 COMMIS]AT+ HIS FATE1 & RESCU+ HIM FROM DE/RUCTION4 

,FROM ?IS TIME ,I SAW ,BE?LEM ,GABOR NO MORE2 HE DI$1 AS HE HAD SWORN TO DO1 9 ! LA/ DIKE ( HIS =TRESS4 ,HIS SELF-BALANC$ & MI<TY S\L C\LD NOT SUBMIT TO ! CONDITION ( A PRISON]2 HE WAS NO?+1 IF HE W]E NOT FREE AS ! AIR1 & WILD AS ! W9DS4 ,I MAY BE MI/AK52 BUT ?IS APPE>S TO ME TO HAVE BE5 A GREAT & ADMIRABLE MAN4 ,HE HAD )9 HIM ALL ! +R$I5TS ( SUBLIMITY2 & SURELY ! +R$I5TS ( SUBLIMITY >E ! MAT]IALS ( H]OIC VIRTUE4 ,I HAVE MU* CAUSE ( COMPLA9T AGA9/ HIM2 HE CONCEIV$ T[>DS ME AN ANIMOSITY ! MO/ B>B>\S & UNPROVOK$2 BUT1 9 WRIT+ ?IS N>RATIVE1 ,I HAVE PLAC$ MY PRIDE 9 CONTROLL+ ! SUGGE/IONS ( RES5TM5T1 & ,I HAVE 5DEAVOR$ TO DO HIM JU/ICE4 

,I HAD 5GAG$ TO WAIT TW5TY-F\R H\RS2 ,I WAIT$ ONLY SIX4 ,I KN[ NOT H[ ! READ] WILL DECIDE UPON ! MORALITY ( MY CONDUCT2 BUT ,I [N ,I HAD NOT ! =CE1 ,I BELIEVE ,I MAY CALL IT ! 9S5SIBILITY1 TO REMA9 9 MY DUNGEON ANY LONG]4 ,!RE WAS NO D\BT ?AT1 IF ,BE?LEM ,GABOR RETURN$ A CONQU]OR1 ! T]M ( MY IMPRISONM5T W\LD BE R5EW$1 & ALL HIS =M] M5ACES CONT9U$ 9 =CE4 ,:AT %\LD ,I DES]VE TO HAVE ?\<T ( ME1 IF ,I C\LD SIT D[N IDLY1 & TAMELY WAIT ! RETURN ( MY JAIL]8 ,NO6 LIB]TY IS ONE ( ! RI<TS ?AT ,I PUT ON :5 ,I PUT ON ! =M ( A MAN1 & NO EV5T IS ( P[] TO DISSOLVE OR ABDICATE ?AT RI<T4 ,( :AT VALIDITY WAS ! PROMISE ?AT ,BE?LEM ,GABOR EXTORT$ FROM ME BY COMPULSION1 & AS ! CONDITION ( ?AT :I* HE HAD NO TITLE TO )HOLD8 ,:AT GRATITUDE DID ,I [E TO ?IS MAN1 :O TREAT$ ME ) EV]Y CONTUMELY1 & %RUNK FROM NO?+ BUT ! ?\<T ( CAUS+ ME TO P]I% ) HUNG]8 ,:ATEV] BECAME ( MY ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE1 ,I C\LD AT LEA/ 9 ?IS VA/ SUBT]RANEAN HIDE MYSELF FROM ! FACE ( HIM :O HAD 9JUR$ ME4 ,I HAD A PROVISION ( PHOSPHORUS 9 MY *E/2 & C\LD !RE=E EXT+UI% MY TOR* UPON ! SLI<TE/ AL>M1 & RELUME IT AT PLEASURE4 ,:AT WAS ! VALUE ( LIFE1 SITUAT$ AS ,I WAS SITUAT$8 ,IT WAS BETT] TO P]I% 9 ! ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE1 ?AN L+] ON = EV] 9 P]PETUAL IMPRISONM5T4 ,AS A FUR!R RES\RCE ,I LEFT A BILLET 9 MY DUNGEON 7= = ?IS ALSO ,I HAD IMPLEM5TS7 9TREAT+ ,BE?LEM ,GABOR BY EV]Y MOTIVE ( COMPASSION & HUMANITY TO PROVIDE = ME ! MEANS ( SU/5ANCE AS USUAL4 ,HAV+ TAK5 !SE PRECAUTIONS1 ,I LI<T$ A FRE% TOR*2 &1 UNLOCK+ ! DOOR1 & ?RU/+ ! KEY 9TO MY GIRDLE1 SET \T UPON MY EXP$ITION4 ,?\< ,BE?LEM ,GABOR HAD /IPULAT$ = TW5TY-F\R H\RS1 ! SIEGE MI<T EV5 N[ BE OV]1 & ,I TREMBL$ EV]Y 9/ANT LE/ MY JAIL] %\LD RETURN4 

,I W&]$ = A CONSID]ABLE TIME AMONG ! ALLEYS & W9D+S ( ?IS IMMEASURABLE CAV]N4 ,I HAD ! PRECAUTION TO M>K ! SIDES ( ! VAULT ) *>ACT]S & TOK5S AS ,I PASS$1 ?AT1 IF NECESS>Y1 ,I MI<T BE ABLE TO F9D ! WAY BACK TO MY DUNGEON3 ?IS MI<T PROVE AN 9DISP5SABLE RES\RCE1 TO PREV5T ME FROM P]I%+ ) HUNG]4 ,ONCE OR TWICE ,I *ANG$ MY R\TE1 9F]R+ FROM A COMP>ISON ( CIRCUM/ANCES1 ! BE/ ,I C\LD MAKE1 ?AT ,I WAS NOT 9 ! DIRECTION ( ! CA/LE FROM :I* ,BE?LEM ,GABOR HAD L$ ME TO MY IMPRISONM5T4 ,9 ALL ?IS W&]+ ,I HAD SE5 NO?+1 ,I HAD HE>D NO?+1 :I* C\LD DEMON/RATE TO ME ?AT ,I WAS APPROA*+ ! HABITATION ( MAN4 ,I HAD GROP$ MY WAY = NE> TWO H\RS1 :5 ON A SUDD5 ,I HE>D A L\D & TREM5D\S %\T ?AT ALMO/ /UNN$ ME1 & ?AT FROM ITS UNCOMMON %OCK C\LD BE AT NO GREAT DI/ANCE FROM ! PLACE :]E ,I /OOD4 ,?IS WAS SUCCE$$ BY A T]RIFY+ GL>E ( LI<T4 ,I EXT+UI%$ MY TOR*1 BO? ?AT ,I MI<T BE BETT] QUALIFI$ TO OBS]VE1 & ?AT ,I MI<T BE LESS 9 DANG] ( DISCOV]Y BY ANY ONE :O %\LD APPROA* ME UNAW>ES4 ,! %\TS W]E SEV]AL TIMES REPEAT$4 ,! LI<T ,I F\ND TO PROCE$ FROM ?AT 5D ( ! VAULT T[>DS :I* ,I HAD BE5 ADVANC+1 &1 BY ! BE/ CONJECTURES ,I C\LD =M1 ,I CONCLUD$ ! \TLET 9TO ! CA/LE TO BE AT NO GREAT DI/ANCE4 ,I HE>D ! CRACKL+ ( ! FLAMES1 & ! FALL ( RAFT]S & BEAMS4 ,PRES5TLY ,I DISC]N$ A VOLUME ( SMOKE APPROA*+ ME1 & F\ND ?AT1 IF ,I REMA9$ LONG 9 MY PRES5T /ATION1 ,I %\LD 9CUR ! RISK ( BE+ SUFFOCAT$4 ,I =M$ MY RESOLUTION4 ,I CONCLUD$ ?AT ,BE?LEM ,GABOR'S CA/LE WAS TAK51 & SET ON FIRE BY ! ,AU/RIANS4 ,I BELIEV$ ?AT MY P]SECUTOR WAS ALREADY NO MORE3 TO ?IS FAI? ,I WAS UND\BT$LY PROMPT$ BY ! PRES5TIM5T :I* HE HAD COMMUNICAT$ TO ME4 ,I SAW ?AT IT W\LD BE IMPOSSIBLE = ME TO EM]GE 9TO LI<T1 TILL ! FLAMES %\LD ABATE4 ,I ONCE MORE !RE=E LI<T$ MY TOR*1 & RETURN$ BY ! /RAI<TE/ ROAD ,I C\LD F9D TO MY DUNGEON4 ,>RIV$ !RE1 ,I PROPOS$ TO PASS ! 9T]VAL QUIETLY1 9 ! CAV]N :]E ,I HAD SO LONG FELT ! WEI<T ( ! ,HUNG>IAN'S *A9S4 ,SUDD5LY H[EV] ! SUGGE/ION OCCURR$ TO ME1 MAY NOT MY CONJECTURES BE FALSE8 MAY NOT ,BE?LEM ,GABOR YET REPEL ! 5EMY1 & RETURN TO ME FROM AMID ! RU9S ( HIS FALL+ CA/LE8 ,! ?\<T WAS SICKNESS & EXT9CTION TO MY HE>T4 ,HOPE6 BEAUTIFUL AS >E ?Y VISIONS1 9 H[ MU* ANGUI% & AGONY DO !Y CLO! ! T]RORS ( DISAPPO9TM5T6 ,NEV] HAD ,BE?LEM ,GABOR BE5 HALF SO DREADFUL TO ME AS N[4 ,I %RUNK AWAY2 ,I TOOK ) ME ! FRAGM5TS ( PROVISION ?AT YET REMA9$2 ,I HID MYSELF2 ,I DEEM$ NO CELL REMOTE 5\< TO CONCEAL ME FROM ! 9HUMAN P]SECUTION ( MY TYRANT4 

,I CONT9U$ 9 ! SUBT]RANEAN ALL ?AT DAY & ALL ! SUCCE$+ NI<T4 ,ONCE 9 ?IS P]IOD ,I ATTEMPT$ TO RECONNOIT] ! AV5UE ( MY ESCAPE1 BUT ,I F\ND ! SITUATION /ILL SO HEAT$ & SUFFOCAT+ ?AT ,I DID NOT V5TURE TO PROCE$4 ,AT L5G? ,I CAME =? FROM ?IS D5 ( HORRORS1 & AGA9 BEHELD ! LI<T ( ! SUN4 ,! PA? HAD ALREADY BE5 SUFFICI5TLY EXPLOR$ BY ME1 & ,I NO LONG] F\ND ANY MAT]IAL OB/ACLES4 ,I N[ SAW ?AT MY CONJECTURES W]E TRUE3 ! CA/LE ( MY F]OCI\S ADV]S>Y WAS A PILE ( RU9S4 ,! WALLS 9DE$ = ! MO/ P>T REMA9$1 BUT *OK$ ) FRAGM5TS ( ! FALL+ $IFICE1 BLACK5$ ) ! FLAMES1 & P5ETRAT$ 9 EV]Y DIRECTION BY ! LI<T ( DAY4 ,) DIFFICULTY ,I CLIMB$ OV] ! RU9S1 :I* OPPOS$ MY EGRESS FROM ! SUBT]RANEAN1 & R5D]$ MY PASSAGE TO ! \TSIDE ( ! CA/LE AN AFFAIR ( P]IL & CAUTION4 ,H]E ! FIR/ OBJECT ?AT /RUCK ME WAS SOME T5TS1 PROBABLY ( ! SOLDI]S :O HAD BE5 EMPLOY$ 9 ?IS WORK ( DE/RUCTION4 ,I WAS HAIL$ BY A S5T9EL1 & ,I DEM&$ ?AT HE W\LD CONDUCT ME TO HIS COMM&]4 ,HE L$ ME TO ! C5T] ( ! LITTLE 5CAMPM5T1 & ,I /OOD 9 ! PRES5CE ( HIS *IEF4 ,I LIFT$ MY EYE TO BEHOLD HIM1 & WAS PETRIFI$ ) SU* A/ONI%M5T AS TILL ?AT H\R ,I HAD NEV] FELT4 ,IT WAS ,*>LES1 MY SON1 MY ONLY SON1 ! D>L+ ( HIS MO!R1 ! IDOL ( MY S\L6 

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