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The Tell-Tale Heart

By: Edgar Allan Poe
Narrated by: George Pearson
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The blue, veiled eye of an old man is an object that drives the main character to madness. Every time he sees it, aggression and a desire to murder arise within him. He decides to commit a crime.

He carefully plans it, and for a week, every night, he peeks into the adjacent room where the old man lives and observes him silently so as not to wake him up - he keeps repeating that he cannot be considered a madman because in his opinion, no madman would plan a murder with such precision. One night, however, the older man awakens during the visit of the nocturnal guest...

Public Domain (P)2023 Gates of Imagination

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