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"And I to your long life."
He again took my arm, and we proceeded.
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These vaults," he said, "are extensive."
The Montresors," I replied, "were a great and numerous family."
I forget your arms."
A huge human foot d'or, in a field azure; the foot crushes a serpent
rampant whose fangs are imbedded in the heel."
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And the motto?"
Nemo me impune lacessit."
Good!" he said.
The wine sparkled in his eyes and the bells jingled. My own fancy grew
warm with the Medoc. We had passed through walls of piled bones, with
casks and puncheons intermingling, into the inmost recesses of the
catacombs. I paused again, and this time I made bold to seize Fortunato
by an arm above the elbow.
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