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Particular night?
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But what has this to do with us?
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You see, 150 years ago...
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a man named Joseph Curwen
moved to this village...
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and built this palace.
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His first wife died
in childbirth, so he selected...
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the most beautiful woman
in the village...
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and took her for his mistress.
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Unfortunately,
she was engaged to marry...
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an Arkhamite named Ezra Weeden.
No, thank you.
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You spoke with
his descendent yesterday.
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- The man at the inn.
- Yes.
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According to legend,
a number of strange things...
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occurred when Curwen
moved into the village.
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Terrible noises
were heard in the night.
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Thank you.
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Young girls were said to have
disappeared from their homes...
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to be gone until dawn...
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and then reappear with no memory
of their whereabouts.
:31:50
Weeden wasted no time...
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in placing the blame
directly on this doorstep.
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He and his coterie of friends...
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claimed that Curwen
was a warlock.
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Warlock?
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Yes. One who
conjures up the dead.
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They demanded punishment.
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And one night
the people of the village...
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marched on the palace...
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dragged your ancestor
into the yard, and burned him.
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Burned him?
The "Burning Man."
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That explains the guilt.
:32:22
What about the fear?
:32:25
Curwen put a curse
on the village.
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He vowed that he'd return.
:32:30
You can see
the resemblance yourself.
:32:32
I'm sure that
every warlock or witch...
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who died in America
left a curse.
:32:39
Why should Curwen's
be taken so seriously?
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Why should it be remembered
after all these years?
:32:43
I can't say.
He was a strange man.
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There were terrible
rumors about him.
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Such as?
:32:51
It was thought that
he had gained possession...
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of a book
called the Necronomicon.
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Have you heard of it?