P.S. – did you hear about Poe’s little-known short story about al-asqa congregants who attended morning services without first brushing their teeth? “The Mosque of Bed Breath”
No, but I did read his tale of woe of one of the 12 shevatim, “The Fall of the House of Usher.” (meaning no disrespect). There was another story as well, about the untimely accident an esrog had with a grandfather clock. I think it was “The Pitum and the Pendulum.”