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  • And travellers, now, within that valley, Through the red-litten windows see Vast forms, that move fantastically To a discordant melody, While, like a ghastly rapid river, Through the pale door A hideous throng rush out forever And laugh — but smile no more.

    Edgar Allan Poe (2004). “The Collected Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe”, p.737, Wordsworth Editions