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American author Edgar Allan Poe was found semi-conscious and delirious in Baltimore under mysterious circumstances; it was the last time he was seen in public before his death four days later.
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American writer and critic (1809–1849)
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Largest city in Maryland, U.S.
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Death of Edgar Allan Poe
Sudden and mysterious death of the American author
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