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085: Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing

086: Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.

087: This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing

088: Let me see then, what thereat is, and this mystery explore

089: Perched, and sat, and nothing more.

090: Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December,

091: Let me see then, what thereat is, and this mystery explore –

092: And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s that is dreaming,

093: Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore; –

094: `Prophet!’ said I, `thing of evil! – prophet still, if bird or devil! –

101: Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore –

102: Caught from some unhappy master whom unmerciful disaster