The Premature Burial
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Emily sends Judson
to fetch a doctor.

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The doctor arrives,
he examines me...

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and pronounces me dead.
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I am, of course, alive.
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You knoW the nature
of catalepsy.

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But to the rest
of the World, I am gone--

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passed on, deceased.
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So a funeral is held...
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and I'm brought
doWn here to this vault...

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and placed in this coffin.
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The mourners have departed...
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the doors are both locked...
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and I'm alone.
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NoW, pay close attention.
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NoW, the slightest
movement of my finger...

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caused that to happen.
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I am noW free
of the casket...

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but I'm still capable
of only slight effort.

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So...
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"But," you say, "supposing
no one hears the bell?"

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The departing mourners
lock both the doors.

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But is that REALLY foolproof?
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What if the gate should stick?
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You see?
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But, of course,
it's barely possible...

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that all these methods
might fail.

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So...

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