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XII

by Ambrose Bierce

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A Wasted Life
Of Morgan here lies the unspirited clay, Who secrets of Masonry swore to betray. He joined the great Order and studied with zeal The awful arcana he meant to reveal. At last in chagrin by his own hand he fell⁠— There was nothing to learn, there was nothing to tell. The Masons are said to have killed him. Not so⁠— Even a secret so foul, they’re compelled to forego.

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