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p15 5. The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe
p15 5. What happens when the narrator finally manages to escape from his bonds?
p15 5. What happens when the narrator finally manages to escape from his bonds?
When the narrator finally manages to escape his bonds, he sees that the demonic priests will still not let him go. The walls of his cell literally begin to close in upon him, and he knows they mean to drive him into the pit.
The Pit and the Pendulum