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    <head><title>Growth of the Text: "The Man that was Used Up"</title>
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        <h1>Growth of the Text: "The Man that was Used Up"</h1>
        <p>anxious {{1842-01: and tremulous }} embarrassment</p>
        <p>The kind friend who presented me to General Smith whispered in my ear, {{1843-02: at the instant, }} some few words of comment</p>
        <p>{{1840-01; 1842-02: 1843-03: What this something was, however, I found it impossible to say. }}</p>
        <p>{{1840-01; 1842-02; 1845-04: Upon this topic  —  the topic of Smith’s personal appearance  —  I have a kind of melancholy satisfaction in being minute. }}</p>
        <p>Here my friend {{1843-02: placed his forefinger to the side of his nose, and }} opened his eyes to some extent.</p>
        <p>{{1843-02: just at that moment // 1845-03: just at that moment }}</p>
        <p>the immediate result of {{1843-02: the application of }} the great principles of electro-magnetics</p>
        <p>respecting the tremendous events {{1843-02: in which he performed so conspicuous a part  —  }} quorum pars magna fuit {{1843-02:  —  // 1845-03: , }}</p>
        <p>I was no sooner seated at the card table, with my pretty hostess for a {{1843-02: partner // 1845-03: vis-à-vis }} ,</p>
        <p>{{1843-02: Man-fred // 1845-03: Man-Fred }}</p>
        <p>{{1843-02: Man-fred // 1845-03: Man-Fred }}</p>
        <p>{{1843-02: Man-fred // 1845-03: Man-Fred }}</p>
        <p>Captain {{1843-02: Mann // 1845-03: Ma-a-a-a-n }}</p>
        <p>presently re-squeaked the {{1843-02: bundle // 1845-03: nondescript }}</p>
        <p>{{1843-02: Devil the word could I say. }}</p>
        <p>is decidedly the best hand at a cork leg; {{1843-02: he lives in Race street, No. 79  —  stop, I’ll give you his card; }}</p>
        <p>and {{1843-02: now }} took leave of him at once</p>
        <p>the man that was used up {{1843-02: ! // 1845-03: . }}</p>
        <p>{{1845-03:</p>
        <p>EDGAR A. POE.</p>
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