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Jonathan Harker’s Journal

           Youmustnotdiebyanyhand,butleastofallyourown.Untiltheother,whohasfouledyoursweetlife,istruedeadyoumustnotdie.ForifheisstillwiththequickUndead,yourdeathwouldmakeyouevenasheis. No,youmustlive! Youmuststruggleandstrivetolive,thoughdeathwouldseemaboonunspeakable. YoumustfightDeathhimself,thoughhecometoyouinpainorinjoy. Bytheday,orthenight,insafetyorinperil! OnyourlivingsoulIchargeyouthatyoudonotdie. Nay,northinkofdeath,tillthisgreatevilbepast." 

           Thepoordeargrewwhiteasdeath,andshookandshivered,asIhaveseenaquicksandshakeandshiverattheincomingofthetide. Wewereallsilent. Wecoulddonothing. Atlengthshegrewmorecalmandturningtohimsaidsweetly,butohsosorrowfully,assheheldoutherhand, "Ipromiseyou,mydearfriend,thatifGodwillletmelive,Ishallstrivetodoso. Till,ifitmaybeinHisgoodtime,thishorrormayhavepassedawayfromme." 

           Shewassogoodandbravethatweallfeltthatourheartswerestrengthenedtoworkandendureforher,andwebegantodiscusswhatweweretodo. Itoldherthatshewastohaveallthepapersinthesafe,andallthepapersordiariesandphonographswemighthereafteruse,andwastokeeptherecordasshehaddonebefore. Shewaspleasedwiththeprospectofanythingtodo,if"pleased"couldbeusedinconnectionwithsogrimaninterest. 

           AsusualVanHelsinghadthoughtaheadofeveryoneelse,andwaspreparedwithanexactorderingofourwork. 

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