The Happiest Day by Edgar Allan Poe

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One of my favorite memories of scaring
myself as a child was getting a compilation

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book of Edgar Allan Poe's stories from
my elementary school library. It brought me

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so much fear and so much excitement. I remember running home from school with

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that book in my backpack as the
sky was dark and a storm was coming.

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I was in my childhood living room, but I wasn't alone. I

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had a pizza and the books of
Poe. Every so often I'll bring you

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a tale of Poe, and I
hope it gives you that scary fun sense,

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just the same as it does for
me. When the clock strikes midnight,

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the story will begin. The Happiest
Day by Edgar Allan Poe, The

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happiest day, the happiest hour my
seared and blighted heart has known, the

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brightest glance of pride and power.
I feel hath flown of power, said

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I yes, such, I ween, But it has varnished long alas the

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visions of my youth have been.
But let them pass, and pride what

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have I now? With thee another
brow? May e'enn inherit the venom thou

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hast poured on me be still my
spirit, the smile of love, soft

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friendship's charm, bright hope itself has
fled at last, twill never again.

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My bosom warm tis ever past.
The happiest day, the happiest hour mine

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eyes shall see have ever seen.
The brightest glance of pride and power I

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feel has been