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A Descent into the Maelström
A Descent into the Maelström | Edgar Allan Poe
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Inspired by the Moskstraumen, it is couched as a story within a story, a tale told at the summit of a mountain climb. The story is told by an old man who reveals that he only appears old - "You suppose me a very old man," he says, "but I am not. It took less than a single day to change these hairs from a jetty black to white, to weaken my limbs, and to unstring my nerves." The narrator, convinced by the power of the whirlpools he sees in the ocean beyond, is then told of the "old" man's fishing trip with his two brothers a few years ago.
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Jari-chan
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Mehso-so

Not sure if I would've liked the story more if I would've read it by myself, but I neither liked the narrotor of the audio book, nor the music. Both aren't bad, the music adds a lot to the story, but I just don't like jazz 😞 The story was ok-ish, fitting the time it was written in, but there are stories by Poe I like more. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood for this right now?