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I heard a fly buzz when I died

I heard a fly buzz when I died

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"August 1856. When famous thinker and writer Ralph Waldo Emerson comes to Amherst to speak at a local literary society, Austin Dickinson and his new wife are delighted when Emerson and his young secretary, Luther Howard, agree to stay with the newlyweds. Austin's sister, Emily Dickinson, has been a longtime admirer of Emerson's writing and is thrilled at the chance to meet her idol. She is determined to impress him with her quick wit, and if she...