"A Tale of the Ragged Mountains"- Edgar Allen Poe

11/11
Entry #1

We learn of a man named, Augustus Bedloe. The narrator says that he is a very interesting man with many peculiarities. The narrator then tells a story of when Bedloe left one morning and didn't come back until late at night. Bedloe says that he was exploring the mountains, when he came upon a gorge. It became very foggy and he couldn't even see where he was going. Suddenly, he saw a hyena chasing a half-naked man, who was banging some sort of drum. He thought he was dreaming so he tried to wake himself up. But then he became aware that he was stading on the edge of a cliff, and saw a massive civilization down below.