The Masque of the Red Death

The Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe For how long did you have the disease before you died?

For how long did you have the disease before you died?

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The symptoms of the plague include "sharp pains, and sudden dizziness, and then profuse bleeding at the pores." The "scarlet stains" on the body, and especially the face, of its victims are the "pest ban" or first visible signs of the disease. Once the stains appear, the victim has only thirty minutes before death.

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The Masque of the Red Death