When I was in high school we took a field trip to Edgar Allan Poe’s Baltimore home and then went to his grave site. The tour guide at the grave told us the story of the mysterious visitor that would show up on Poe’s birthday. The visitor leaves behind three roses and a half a bottle of cognac. One of the old historians came out and said he was the mystery visitor and they did it as a publicity stunt. Someone else is now keeping the tradition alive. I hope we never really know who does it. Sometimes we need a good mystery.

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