Montresors family coat of arms was " A huge human foot d"or, in a field of azure; the foot crushes the serpent rampant whose fangs are imbedded in the heel" (246). ... The coat of arms motto was "Nemo me impune lacessit"(246) which is Latin for " No one insults me with impunity". ... The snake or serpent in the Garden of Eden was punished by God to creep on the ground for eternity. ...

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