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In Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," what is the significance of the albatross around the mariner's neck?
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It is a symbol of his guilt for killing the bird.
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The albatross is a symbol of the mariner's guilt for killing the bird, which is considered a bad omen and a crime against nature.