the_fall_of_the_house_of_usher u24 opening passage kicks ass: "During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher. I know not how it was - but with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit." poe rocks. 060601 ... IGG wooo poe. what a guy. i liked his stuff, especially the tale with the 7 rooms that represented the 7 stages of a person's life. The Masque Of The Red Death i think it's called. yeah. that's some good shit. 060602 ... u24 i enjoyed the gold bug for it's elementary cipher demonstration. 060602 ... IGG the poe freak wasn't too thrilled with that one tbh but i guess i'm more into the morbid side of things. plus did you know? the motto in the Cask Of Amontillado (i think it's that one) is 'nemo me impune lacessit' - this is also written on the side of some British pound coins. check it out. 060602 ... oren The Pit and the Pendulum. The Tell-tale Heart. 060602 what's it to you? who go blather from