The black and suffocating night air hung close as winds threatened to snap tree trunks and toss them aloft. Seeking shelter from the raging storm, I approached the gloomy mansion. The of the home was obvious from the style, which had not been popular for a century. When my initial knocking produced no result, I began to bang harder and harder. A thin in the wooden panel shuddered with each blow of my hand. Would my pounding lead to this ancient slab in two? In my desperation to enter, I cared little that I might the door. I had arrived to prevent the of the family Usher.

The black and suffocating night air hung close as tumultuous winds threatened to snap tree trunks and toss them aloft. Seeking shelter from the raging storm, I approached the gloomy mansion. The antiquity of the home was obvious from the style, which had not been popular for a century. When my initial knocking produced no result, I began to bang harder and harder. A thin fissure in the wooden panel shuddered with each blow of my hand. Would my pounding lead to this ancient slab rending in two? In my desperation to enter, I cared little that I might annihilate the door. I had arrived to prevent the  dissolution of the family Usher.

Explanation:

The given passage to be filled up with appropriate words are about Edgar Allen Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher". This short story is about our unnamed narrator's visit to his childhood friend's home, where he experiences supernatural events. The book deals with the major themes/ elements of gothic literature- supernatural elements, horror, bleak and gloomy setting, strange occurrences, etc.

The black and suffocating night air hung close as tumultuous winds threatened to snap tree trunks and toss them aloft. Seeking shelter from the raging storm, I approached the gloomy mansion. The antiquity of the home was obvious from the style, which had not been popular for a century. When my initial knocking produced no result, I began to bang harder and harder. A thin fissure in the wooden panel shuddered with each blow of my hand. Would my pounding lead to this ancient slab rending in two? In my desperation to enter, I cared little that I might annihilate the door. I had arrived to prevent the  dissolution of the family Usher.

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