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Berenice

by Edgar Allan Poe · 1835

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Bereniceis a horror short story by Edgar Allan Poe. The tale is centered on the death of a young girl, named Berenice, and the mysterious visions of her cousin, Egaeus.

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Audience
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short · 24 pages
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