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when does the masque of the red death take place
The Masque of the Red Death, originally written as a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, takes place in the 1820s during the time of the bubonic plague.
what is the bubonic plague
The Bubonic Plague is a sometimes fatal infection with the bacterial toxin Yersinia pestis, transmitted by fleas from rodents and characterized by high fever, weakness, and the formation of buboes

Question: when was the story published
Self-contained rewrite: when was the masque of the red death published