A woman, while performing her daily chores, receives a visit from a very tall man who hands her a letter from a death row inmate. The letter details the inmate's life, claiming he was cursed by a demon that led him to murder his family and commit other atrocities. Despite his attempts to resist, the demon's influence was too strong. The inmate warns the woman that the only way to rid herself of the demon is to invite it into her home, which she unknowingly does by letting the tall man in. The story ends with the realization that the tall man is the demon, now with black eyes and an obscene smile.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The story begins with a person (narrator) doing daily chores at home.
2. A very tall person (over 2 meters) arrives at the narrator's door.
3. The tall person hands the narrator a letter with a white envelope.
4. The letter is from someone in prison who is on death row.
5. The letter writer describes how they murdered their family.
6. The letter writer claims to have been possessed by a demon.
7. The demon allegedly gave the writer instructions to do horrible things.
8. The writer describes how they met their wife and had two children.
9. The writer claims that the demon made them do things that led to their conviction and death sentence.
10. The writer mentions that they have no will left and are completely possessed by the demon.
11. The writer offers to tell the narrator how to get rid of the demon.
12. The writer says that the only way to get rid of the demon is to have someone invite them to their house.
13. The narrator is horrified by the letter and realizes that the tall person has completely black eyes and a gigantic smile.