I read from engaging to engirdle.

The Poe quote is from "The Black Cat".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Cat_(short_story)

https://poestories.com/read/blackcat

https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/p/poes-short-stories/summary-and-analysis/the-black-cat

I was confused. There isn't a specific piece of torture equipment that's called the "engine" but rather any torture device used to be called an "engine".

https://engineering.mit.edu/engage/ask-an-engineer/whats-the-difference-between-a-motor-and-an-engine/#:~:text=In%20its%20journey%20through%20French,or%20decoy%2C%E2%80%9D%20says%20Fuller.

The word of the episode is "engender".

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