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Jonathan Harker’s Journal

           "Myfriends,wearegoingintoaterribledanger,andweneedarmsofmanykinds. Ourenemyisnotmerelyspiritual. Rememberthathehasthestrengthoftwentymen,andthat,thoughournecksorourwindpipesareofthecommonkind,andthereforebreakableorcrushable,hisarenotamenabletomerestrength. Astrongerman,orabodyofmenmorestronginallthanhim,canatcertaintimesholdhim,buttheycannothurthimaswecanbehurtbyhim. Wemust,therefore,guardourselvesfromhistouch. Keepthisnearyourheart." Ashespokeheliftedalittlesilvercrucifixandhelditouttome,Ibeingnearesttohim,"puttheseflowersroundyourneck,"herehehandedtomeawreathofwitheredgarlicblossoms,"forotherenemiesmoremundane,thisrevolverandthisknife, andforaidinall,thesesosmallelectriclamps,whichyoucanfastentoyourbreast,andforall,andaboveallatthelast,this,whichwemustnotdesecrateneedless." 

           ThiswasaportionofSacredWafer,whichheputinanenvelopeandhandedtome. Eachoftheotherswassimilarlyequipped. 

           "Now,"hesaid,"friendJohn,wherearetheskeletonkeys? Ifsothatwecanopenthedoor,weneednotbreakhousebythewindow,asbeforeatMissLucy’s." 

           Dr.Sewardtriedoneortwoskeletonkeys,hismechanicaldexterityasasurgeonstandinghimingoodstead. Presentlyhegotonetosuit,afteralittleplaybackandforwardtheboltyielded,andwitharustyclang,shotback.Wepressedonthedoor,therustyhingescreaked,anditslowlyopened. 

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