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The narrator is reading but becomes interrupted when there is a knock on the door.
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The narrator felt a strange kind of fear while listening to the sad, soft sound of the curtains. to calm him he said over and over that it was just some visitor knocking on his door.
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It was cold in December and the fire was slowly going out and its light was making ghostly figures on the floor. The author was heartbroken thinking about the loss of his love, Lenore.
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The narrators heart grew braver so he said out loud that he's sorry for not answering the door because he was half asleep then opens the door and there was no one there.