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Chapter 5

           Awailingdistinctlydifferentfromthescreamnowburstout,andwasprotractedululantlyinrisingandfallingparoxysms.Attimesitbecamealmostarticulate,thoughnoauditorcouldtraceanydefinitewords;andatonepointitseemedtovergetowardtheconfinesofdiabolicandhystericallaughter.Thenayellofutter,ultimatefrightandstarkmadnesswrenchedfromscoresofhumanthroatsayellwhichcamestrongandcleardespitethedepthfromwhichitmusthaveburst;afterwhichdarknessandsilenceruledallthings.Spiralsofacridsmokeascendedtoblotoutthestars,thoughnoflamesappearedandnobuildingswereobservedtobegoneorinjuredonthefollowingday.

           TowarddawntwofrightenedmessengerswithmonstrousandunplaceableodorssaturatingtheirclothingknockedattheFennerdoorandrequestedakegofrum,forwhichtheypaidverywellindeed.OneofthemtoldthefamilythattheaffairofJosephCurwenwasover,andthattheeventsofthenightwerenottobementionedagain.Arrogantastheorderseemed,theaspectofhimwhogaveittookawayallresentmentandlentitafearsomeauthority;sothatonlythesefurtivelettersofLukeFenner,whichheurgedhisConnecticutrelativetodestroy,remaintotellwhatwasseenandheard.Thenon-complianceofthatrelative,wherebythelettersweresavedafterall,hasalonekeptthematterfromamercifuloblivion.CharlesWardhadonedetailtoaddasaresultofalongcanvassofPawtuxetresidentsforancestraltraditions

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