In the days when there were few drugs for the REDUCTION of physical pain, Poe's descriptions of disease and suffering probably struck a responsive chord.

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alleviatin

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deficiency

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3. In the days when there were few drugs for the REDUCTION of physical pain, Poe's descriptions of disease and suffering probably struck a responsive chord.