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           Herethen,werealltheadmittedsignsandproofsofvampirism.Thebody,therefore,inaccordancewiththeancientpractice,wasraised,andasharpstakedriventhroughtheheartofthevampire,whoutteredapiercingshriekatthemoment,inallrespectssuchasmightescapefromalivingpersoninthelastagony.Thentheheadwasstruckoff,andatorrentofbloodflowedfromtheseveredneck.Thebodyandheadwasnextplacedonapileofwood,andreducedtoashes,whichwerethrownupontheriverandborneaway,andthatterritoryhasneversincebeenplaguedbythevisitsofavampire.

           MyfatherhasacopyofthereportoftheImperialCommission,withthesignaturesofallwhowerepresentattheseproceedings,attachedinverificationofthestatement.ItisfromthisofficialpaperthatIhavesummarizedmyaccountofthislastshockingscene.