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Answer: reading
Explanation: In this excerpt from "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe, the speaker is reading when he hears a knock at the door. The narrator is reading on a bleak December night to forget that his beloved Lenore is dead. Is at midnight, and he is about to fall asleep when a sudden noise fills him with fear. He tries to convince himself that it is some visitor and nothing more.