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Fate sits on these dark battlements and frowns,
And as the portal opens to receive me,
A voice in hollow murmurs through the courts
Tells of a nameless deed.

— Ann Radcliffe Attributed

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Quote text and notes from Wikiquote: Ann Radcliffe (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source quality and labels are our own summary of what Wikiquote records.