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AMONTILLADO by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH

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First Line: RAFTERS BLACK WITH SMOKE

Rafters black with smoke,
White with sand the floor is,
Twenty whiskered Dons
Calling to Dolores -
Tawny flower of Spain,
Wild-rose of Granada,
Keeper of the wines


In this old posada.
Hither, light-of-foot,
Dolores, Hebe, Circe! -
Pretty Spanish girl,
With not a bit of mercy!
Here I'm sad and sick,
Faint and thirsty very,
And she does n't bring
The Amontillado Sherry!
Thank you. Breath of June!
Now my heart beats free, ah!




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