The pure playfulness of certain wholly whimsical portions of (Charles) Cros’s work should not obscure the fact that at the center of some of his most beautiful poems a revolver is leveled straight at us.

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Charles Cros was a 19th century French poet and author. Some of his poems were pure playful and whimsical, while others were straight-up terrifying. He had a knack for writing in a style that was both terrifying and enjoyable to read.

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