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The narrative details the experiences of an old man, the author of a discovered manuscript, who lives in an ancient house with his sister and his dog, Pepper, in a desolate part of Ireland . The house has a long-standing bad reputation, and the author, though not superstitious, has witnessed unexplainable occurrences within its walls . His encounters with mysterious 'Swine-creatures' form a central part of his terrifying experiences.

", "header": "Introduction to the Narrator and the House"}, {"content": "

The first direct encounter with a Swine-creature occurred in a deep ravine behind the house, known as the 'Pit' . After rocks fell into the Pit, Pepper, the narrator's dog, began barking savagely . The narrator, armed with a stick, descended into the Pit with Pepper . A

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second later, a loud, half-human, half-piglike squeal

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sounded from the cliff, answered from the bottom of the Pit . Pepper attacked, but returned with a severe claw wound . The narrator pursued the creature, glimpsing a

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livid white in color

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thing that was

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much too big

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to be a wildcat, with

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skin like a hog's

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and moving

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upright, or nearly so

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on its hind feet . Later that day, a similar creature, resembling the

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hideous Thing that had haunted the great arena

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in his earlier vision, peered into his window . It had a

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grotesquely human mouth and jaw

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, a snout,

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little eyes and queer ears

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, and

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clawlike hands

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with webbed fingers and talons . The narrator shot at a noise in the bushes, hearing something scuttle away . That night, he heard

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something rubbing and fumbling against the back door

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, followed by a

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hideous chorus of bestial shrieks

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from beneath the house . He also saw eyes,

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revolving slowly, and throwing out alternate scintillations of green and red

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, at a buttery window, prompting him to hurl a lamp at them, causing cries of pain .

", "header": "First Encounters and the Pit Incident"}, {"content": "

A week later, a major assault began with a

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tremendous column of dust

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and rumbling from the Pit, indicating a landslip . The narrator saw three shapes climbing from the Pit, and a

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hideous, white swineface

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emerged near him . He shot it, and it disappeared . Immediately, a troop of creatures ran towards him, prompting him and his sister Mary to flee to the house . One creature nearly caught him, but he struck it with his gun . They managed to bolt the back door just as the creatures reached it . The creatures then attempted to find entry points, whispering and slithering at the study door . The narrator reinforced the study door with timber, which withstood multiple attempts by the creatures to burst it inward . From the roof, he shot at creatures near the door, and a coping stone fell, crushing some . He then shot another creature attempting to move the stone . The creatures also attempted to climb to a broken window using a gutter pipe, but the narrator tore it down, sending a clinging creature to the ground . He then further reinforced the study door .

", "header": "The Major Assault on the House"}, {"content": "

The morning after the major attack, the bodies of the creatures he had killed were gone . His sister, Mary, attempted to unbar the back door, possibly under a strange influence, leading him to confine her to her room for safety . He maintained a strict vigil from the tower, but the creatures remained silent for several days . Upon searching the gardens, he found scratches and gnawed marks on the door and doorposts . He discovered the Pit had transformed into a lake with a large, arched hole, which he later found connected to his cellar via a trapdoor . He believed the creatures had retreated into the Pit . During an exploration of the subterranean passage, a sudden flood of water nearly drowned him, but Pepper saved him . The rising water eventually sealed the Pit entrance, leading him to believe the threat was contained .

", "header": "Aftermath and the Narrator's Deterioration"}, {"content": "

In the manuscript's final entries, the narrator describes a period of vastly accelerated time, during which his dog Pepper crumbled to dust . He realized he too had aged centuries and become a bodiless entity . He witnessed the house decaying over millions of years, the sun dying, and a green star appearing . He then saw the house again, ruined and covered with a

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legion of unholy things

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, the Swine-creatures . The house erupted in blood-red flame, intermingled with the green light of the sun, and then the ground caved in, swallowing the house and its foul inhabitants . Finally, the earth itself was swallowed by the sun . After the manuscript's reading, the narrator (the one who found the manuscript) experienced a new attack. He heard a

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soft noise on the path

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, a

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pad, pad, pad

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, outside in the garden . His new dog howled, and his cat, Tip, reacted with extreme terror, seeing something

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luminous and ghostly

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that resolved into a

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glowing hand

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with a

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greenish flame flickering over it

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. The cat then smoked and blazed . The dog was later found with a

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greenish patch

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and a

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horrid wound

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on its flank that had a

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whitish, fungoid appearance

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and glowed at night . The narrator himself developed a similar glowing scratch on his wrist . He shot the dog to end its suffering . The growth on his wrist enlarged, covering his right arm and side, and began creeping up his neck . In his study, he saw the

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Thing from the arena

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with a

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vast, misty swineface

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and

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flamboyant flame, of a greenish hue

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outside his window . He felt an

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immutable power

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compelling him to the door, against his will . The manuscript ends abruptly as he is forced to unbolt the door, fighting against the influence . He later recovered, re-secured the bolts, and found his brain clear of the unholy influence .

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The narrator of the manuscript's story, having returned to his study, found Pepper had literally crumbled into a mouldering heap of bones and dust, a grim testament to the vast, accelerated passage of time he had experienced . He himself discovered he had aged a century and was now a bodiless entity . He witnessed the house decaying over millions of years, the sun dying, and the appearance of a vivid green star . In a final, terrifying vision, he saw the house again, now a ruined structure, covered with a

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legion of unholy things

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\u2014the Swine-creatures\u2014crawling over its walls . The house then erupted in a vast column of blood-red flame, intermingled with the green light of the star, appearing as a

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blazing furnace of red and green fire

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. The ground beneath the house suddenly caved in, and the house, along with its load of creatures, disappeared into the depths of the earth, sending a

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strange, blood colored cloud

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into the heights . Ultimately, the earth itself was swallowed by the sun, which gushed forth a

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tongue of dazzling flame

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, marking the

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grave of the earth

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After reading the manuscript, the narrator (the one who found the manuscript) experienced a new, terrifying encounter. He heard a

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soft noise on the path

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, a

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pad, pad, pad

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, outside in the garden . His new dog howled, and his cat, Tip, reacted with extreme terror, seeing something

"}, {"content": "

luminous and ghostly

"}, {"content": "

that resolved into a

"}, {"content": "

glowing hand

"}, {"content": "

with a

"}, {"content": "

greenish flame flickering over it

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. The cat then smoked and blazed . The dog was later found with a

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greenish patch

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and a

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horrid wound

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on its flank that had a

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whitish, fungoid appearance

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Thing from the arena

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with a

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vast, misty swineface

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and

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flamboyant flame, of a greenish hue

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outside his window . He felt an

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immutable power

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The manuscript concludes with the narrator's final moments, as he is compelled to open the door to the garden, despite his terror . He describes his hands moving without his volition, unbolting the door, and a

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sickly whiff of mouldy air

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driving through the doorway . The last words of the manuscript describe him screaming in terror as he is forced to draw the final bolt, before a

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great blackness

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falls upon him and he collapses . He later regains consciousness, cold and cramped, but the unholy influence has lifted, allowing him to re-secure the door . The fate of the narrator and his sister beyond this point is left to the reader's imagination, as the manuscript ends here .

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sickly whiff of mouldy air

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driving through the doorway . The last words of the manuscript describe him screaming in terror as he is forced to draw the final bolt, before a

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great blackness

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sickly whiff of mouldy air

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driving through the doorway . The last words of the manuscript describe him screaming in terror as he is forced to draw the final bolt, before a

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great blackness

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"}], "title": "The Swine-Creatures' Attacks and the Narrator's Defense"}

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