REH’s Writings

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Arkham

Alternate title:House in the Oaks, The (verse contained in the story)

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SectionFinished and Professional

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Drowsy and dull with age the houses blinkOn aimless streets the rat-gnawed years forget —But what inhuman figures leer and slinkDown the old alleys when the moon has set?

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Finished / professionalArkham

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