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My neighbor was there in the frost freighted air, all wrapped in a robe in his bunk. It muffled his moans; it outlined his bones, as feebly he twisted about; His gums were so black, and his lips seemed to crack, and his teeth all were loosening out. MY NEIGHBOR WAS THERE IN THE FROST FREIGHTED AIR ALL WRAPPED IN A ROBE IN HIS BUNK IT MUFFLED HIS MOANS IT OUTLINED HIS BO BONES AS FEEBLY HE TWISTED ABOUT HIS GUMS WERE SO BLACK AND HIS LIPS SEEMED TO CRACK AND HIS TEETH ALL WERE LOOSENING OUT
e through the moss-creviced logs. They were savage and dire; they were whiskered with fire; they bickered like malamute dogs. They ravined in rings like iniquitous things; they gulped down the Green and the Blue. I crinkled with fear whene'er they drew near, and nearer and nearer they drew. And then came the crown of Horror's grim crown, the monster so loathsomely red. Each eye was a pin that shot out and in, as, squidlike, it oozed to my bed; So softly it crept with feelers that swept and quivered like fine copper wire; Its belly was white with a sulphurous light, its jaws were a-drooling with fire. It came and it came; I could breathe of its flame, but never a wink could I look. I thrust in its maw the Fount of the Law; I fended it off with the Book. I was weak--oh, so weak--but I thrilled at its shriek, as wildly it fled in the night; And deathlike I lay till the dawn of the day. (Was ever so welcome the light?) I loaded my gun at the rise of the sun; to his cabin so softly I slunk. HEY CAME THROUGH THE FLOOR THEY CAME THROUGH THE MOSS CREVICED LOGS THEY WERE SAVAGE AND DIRE THEY WERE WHISKERED WITH FIRE THEY BICKERED LIKE MALAMUTE DOGS THEY RAVINED IN RINGS LIKE INIQUITOUS THINGS THEY GULPED DOWN THE GREEN AND THE BLUE I CRINKLED WITH FEAR WHENE'ER THEY DREW NEAR AND NEARER AND NEARER THEY DREW AND THEN CAME THE CROWN OF HORROR'S GRIM CROWN THE MONSTER SO LOATHSOMELY RED EACH EYE WAS A PIN THAT SHOT OUT AND IN AS SQUIDLIKE IT OOZED TO MY BED SO SOFTLY IT CREPT WITH FEELERS THAT SWEPT AND QUIVERED LIKE FINE COPPER WIRE ITS BELLY WAS WHITE WITH A SULPHUROUS LIGHT ITS JAWS WERE ADRILLING WITH FIRE IT CAME AND IT CAME I COULD BREATHE OF ITS FLAME BUT NEVER A WINK COULD I LOOK I THRUST IN ITS MAW THE FONT OF THE LAW I FENDED IT OFF WITH THE BOOK I WAS WEAK OH SO WEAK BUT I THRILLED AT ITS SHRIEK AS WILDLY IT FLED IN THE NIGHT AND DEATHLIKE I LAY TILL THE DAWN OF THE DAY WAS EVER SO WELCOME THE LIGHT I LOADED MY GUN AT THE RISE OF THE SUN TO HIS CABIN SO SOFTLY I SLUNK
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