Rue Barree, final paragraphs
The volume closes with Clifford's wistful, comic reflections on love and the unattainable girl — a deliberate tonal reversal from the opening horror.
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From The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers
The book ends not on horror but on bittersweet Parisian romance, a structural choice that has long puzzled and delighted readers.
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