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Discuss Montresor's family's coat-of-arms motto.

The Cask of Amontillado

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The Montresors,” I replied, “were a great and numerous family.”

“I forget your arms.”

“A huge human foot d‘or, in a field azure; the foot crushes a serpent rampant whose fangs are imbedded in the heel.”

“And the motto?”

“Nemo me impune lacessit.”

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The Cask of Amontillado