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Most of Edgar Allan Poe's short story 'The Cask of Amontillado' is written in the past tense, as is true of most stories.

Having given us a brief introduction, Poe launches into his tale:

"It was about dusk, one evening during the supreme madness of the carnival season, that I encountered my friend. He accosted me with excessive warmth, for he had been drinkingmuch. The man wore motley. He had on a tight-fitting parti-striped dress and his head was surmounted by the conical cap and bells. I was so pleased to see him, that I thought I should never have done wringing his hand. I said to him..."

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