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Personal Narrative Essay: The Death Of Montresor

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I should 've known better, I should 've suspected Montresor had other plans for me. Montresor knew me all too well, he knew me better than I knew myself. I had prevously done Montresor wrong, I had been cruel. I never suspected he would commit such a revenge on me, I never suspected death upon me. I should of been more suspicious, was I naive or simply ignorant. Montresor during the carnival greeted me with a jester outfit, the party was elaborate and beautiful. I was surrounded by wine, Montresor knew my love for wine. Montresor offered myself a bottle of Amontillado, unsure of its authenticity I was eager to find out. Montresor told me he kept his wine underground which wasn 't uncommon, I hadn 't thought anything surprising of it. I
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