The “Red Death” had long devastated the country. No pestilence had ever been so fatal, or so hideous. Blood was its Avator and its seal — the redness and the horror of blood. There were sharp pains, and sudden dizziness, and then profuse bleeding at the pores, with dissolution. The scarlet stains upon the body and especially upon the face of the victim, were the pest ban which shut him out from the aid and from the sympathy of his fellow-men. And the whole seizure, progress and termination of the disease, were the incidents of half an hour. But the Prince Prospero was happy and dauntless and sagacious. For the complete story: https://www.public.asu.edu/~cajsa/eng200_fall07/The%20Masque%20of%20the%20Red%20Death.pdf ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMvMq19Vpxg

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Of Old Sat Freedom on the Heights BY ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON Of old sat Freedom on the heights, The thunders breaking at her feet: Above her shook the starry lights: She heard the torrents meet. There in her place she did rejoice, Self-gather'd in her prophet-mind, But fragments of her mighty voice Came rolling on the wind. Then stept she down thro' town and field To mingle with the human race, And part by part to men reveal'd The fulness of her face— Grave mother of majestic works, From her isle-altar gazing down, Who, God-like, grasps the triple forks, And, King-like, wears the crown: Her open eyes desire the truth. The wisdom of a thousand years Is in them. May perpetual youth Keep dry their light from tears; That her fair form may stand and shine, Make bright our days and light our dreams, Turning to scorn with lips divine The falsehood of extremes! Recited by @Ooana ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej0pqUb6XcA

I repent oh wise, Covidians. See my shame and sincere wish to be cleansed of my unholy affliction. Anoint my lips with sacred coverings. Strike the cruel delusion of individualism from my mind and the self from my heart. Quicken our paths toward absolute sanitization and purity as we offer sanctuary, total submission and devotion to the Truth. Know our desire is only to be draped in sacred cloth for the rest of our days and to do onto our neighbor with equal grace. Silence the heresy of denialism and evil that threatens our Safety. Thou hast given us access to the Way. We are unworthy of thine all knowing and we joyfully spread thy Word and denounce all heretics in Your name. In thine infinite generosity thou has sworn to guide us on our path toward absolute sterile serenity and trust found only in the truth of social justice science. May we be the vessel to fulfill thy desire to always publicly bare the holy burden of the N95 veil upon our faces, thereby holding thine sacred safe space. For only thee are the Expert of Experts, keeper of the Academy, the Study and the Journal. And through thee we are the Ones we have been waiting for. Yet. Hear us still, great Covidians! We humbly offer to be a tool for your great gloved hand as it lays waste upon the growing blasphemy of mask slippage. Awoman. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8xHUrODtjM