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           Fromthatchamber,andfromthatmansion,Ifledaghast. ThestormwasstillabroadinallitswrathasIfoundmyselfcrossingtheoldcauseway. Suddenlythereshotalongthepathawildlight,andIturnedtoseewhenceagleamsounusualcouldhaveissued;forthevasthouseanditsshadowswerealonebehindme. Theradiancewasthatofthefull,setting,andblood-redmoonwhichnowshonevividlythroughthatoncebarely-discerniblefissureofwhichIhavebeforespokenasextendingfromtheroofofthebuilding,inazigzagdirection,tothebase. WhileIgazed,thisfissurerapidlywidened—therecameafiercebreathofthewhirlwind—theentireorbofthesatelliteburstatonceuponmysight—mybrainreeledasIsawthemightywallsrushingasunder—therewasalongtumultuousshoutingsoundlikethevoiceofathousandwaters—andthedeepanddanktarnatmyfeetclosedsullenlyandsilentlyoverthefragmentsofthe“HouseofUsher.”