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…showed last 75 words of 723 total…he creates an ominous and foreboding mood that effects the reader throughout the story. For many, creating such an effect is a challenge, but not for Poe, who was a master at this. After reading this story, one will never look at a clock the same way. We all have our own timekeeper, in our own black room, watching, waiting, and reminding us that he ticks for you. We can not run from the inevitable.