Why does Montresor in “A Cask of Amontillado” say at the end…

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Why dоes Mоntresоr in “A Cаsk of Amontillаdo” sаy at the end of the story “I forced the last stone into its position; I plastered it up. Against the new masonry I re-erected the old rampart of bones.  For the half of a century no mortal has disturbed them.  In pace requiescat.”  The narrator indicates that the body has been there for fifty years when he is writing down this story.  What conclusion are we supposed to draw from this?  Justify your answer.

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