A Descent into the Maelström
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"I must have been delirious, for I even sought amusement in speculating upon the relative velocities of their several descents towards the foam below."--"A Descent into the Maelström" (1841) Edgar Allan Poe |
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"A Descent into the Maelström" is an 1841 short story by Edgar Allan Poe. In the tale, a man recounts how he survived a shipwreck and a whirlpool. It has been grouped with Poe's tales of ratiocination and also labeled an early form of science fiction.
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