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Haven't read Poe for a very long time:
https://www.public.asu.edu/~cajsa/eng200_fall07/The%20Masque%20of%20the%20Red%20Death.pdf
He wrote this while his wife was dying of tuberculosis. She was his cousin and they married when he was 26 and she was 16.
Thanks for reminding me of this story, hank. It's starting to get attention on other platforms.