Jáma a kyvadlo a jiné povídky Quotes

“At length for my seared and writhing body there was no longer an inch of foothold on the firm floor of the prison. I struggled no more, but the agony of my soul found vent in one loud, long, and final scream of despair. I felt that I tottered upon the brink -- I averted my eyes --”
― Edgar Allan Poe, The Pit and the Pendulum and Other Stories