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History That Doesn't Suck
The episode featured a reading of the title without any commentary, presenting the classic revenge tale of a man luring his friend into catacombs and walling him in. The host highlighted the story's dark atmosphere and plot details while simply letting the text speak for itself.
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It was read without commentary, and tells the story of a man seeking revenge on Fortunato, luring him into his family's catacombs and walling him in.
The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could. But when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.
I must not only punish, but punish with impunity.
He prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine.
In this respect, I did not differ from him materially. I was skillful in the Italian vintages myself and bought largely whenever I could.
It was about dusk one evening during the supreme madness of the carnival season that I encountered my friend.