Edgar Allan Poe
The Pit and The Pendulum
Unabridged
44 minutes
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In Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Pit and the Pendulum', a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition faces psychological and physical torture in a dark cell. He struggles to survive deadly traps, including a sharp pendulum and a deep well, using his ingenuity to escape.
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