the loathsome howl of whipping wind in the rafters and the eaves. the presence of an evil force blowing poison leaves. an unholy unction which makes the evil come the poet picks up his vile pen the haunting had begun. he dips his quill into the ink, the voice tells what to write. he obeys its cruel commands into the dead of night. owls call loudly, witches scream, banshees whail their woes! the tortured writer cannot stop! on and on it goes! finally in a dawning hour, the poet slumps to desk. the evil has lost all control, but the writer breathes his last. the work he finally finished? t'was such a tale of woe. and the modern writer of the book signed it Edgar Allen Poe °°° °° ° °