A Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe

A strange and frightening tale of revenge by Edgar Allan Poe. Intrigued to see a cask of the rare, medium dry sherry, Amontillado, poor, drunken Fortunato is drawn down under the streets by his supposed friend to where bodies were once buried and where the Amontillado is apparently kept. There is, however, no Amontillado to be found at the end of Fortunatos downward journey, to be found only, is revenge.

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