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Jonathan Harker’s Journal

           Soonwewerehemmedinwithtrees,whichinplacesarchedrightovertheroadwaytillwepassedasthroughatunnel. Andagaingreatfrowningrocksguardedusboldlyoneitherside. Thoughwewereinshelter,wecouldheartherisingwind,foritmoanedandwhistledthroughtherocks,andthebranchesofthetreescrashedtogetheraswesweptalong. Itgrewcolderandcolderstill,andfine,powderysnowbegantofall,sothatsoonweandallarounduswerecoveredwithawhiteblanket. Thekeenwindstillcarriedthehowlingofthedogs,thoughthisgrewfainteraswewentonourway. Thebayingofthewolvessoundednearerandnearer,asthoughtheywereclosingroundonusfromeveryside. Igrewdreadfullyafraid,andthehorsessharedmyfear. Thedriver,however,wasnotintheleastdisturbed.Hekeptturninghisheadtoleftandright,butIcouldnotseeanythingthroughthedarkness. 

           Suddenly,awayonourleftIsawafaintflickeringblueflame. Thedriversawitatthesamemoment. Heatoncecheckedthehorses,and,jumpingtotheground,disappearedintothedarkness. Ididnotknowwhattodo,thelessasthehowlingofthewolvesgrewcloser. ButwhileIwondered,thedriversuddenlyappearedagain,andwithoutawordtookhisseat,andweresumedourjourney. IthinkImusthavefallenasleepandkeptdreamingoftheincident,foritseemedtoberepeatedendlessly,andnowlookingback,itislikeasortofawfulnightmare. Oncetheflameappearedsoneartheroad,thateveninthedarknessaroundusIcouldwatchthedriver’smotions. Hewentrapidlytowheretheblueflamearose,itmusthavebeenveryfaint,foritdidnotseemtoilluminetheplacearounditatall,andgatheringafewstones,formedthemintosomedevice. 

           Oncethereappearedastrangeopticaleffect. 

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