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Dr. Van Helsing’s Memorandum

           ShelayinherVampiresleep,sofulloflifeandvoluptuousbeautythatIshudderasthoughIhavecometodomurder. Ah,Idoubtnotthatintheoldtime,whensuchthingswere,manyamanwhosetforthtodosuchataskasmine,foundatthelasthisheartfailhim,andthenhisnerve. Sohedelay,anddelay,anddelay,tillthemerebeautyandthefascinationofthewantonUndeadhavehypnotizehim. Andheremainonandon,tillsunsetcome,andtheVampiresleepbeover. Thenthebeautifuleyesofthefairwomanopenandlooklove,andthevoluptuousmouthpresenttoakiss,andthemanisweak. AndthereremainonemorevictimintheVampirefold. OnemoretoswellthegrimandgrislyranksoftheUndead!... 

           Thereissomefascination,surely,whenIammovedbythemerepresenceofsuchanone,evenlyingasshelayinatombfrettedwithageandheavywiththedustofcenturies,thoughtherebethathorridodoursuchasthelairsoftheCounthavehad. Yes,Iwasmoved. I,VanHelsing,withallmypurposeandwithmymotiveforhate. Iwasmovedtoayearningfordelaywhichseemedtoparalyzemyfacultiesandtoclogmyverysoul. Itmayhavebeenthattheneedofnaturalsleep,andthestrangeoppressionoftheairwerebeginningtoovercomeme. CertainitwasthatIwaslapsingintosleep,theopeneyedsleepofonewhoyieldstoasweetfascination,whentherecamethroughthesnowstilledairalong,lowwail,sofullofwoeandpitythatitwokemelikethesoundofaclarion. ForitwasthevoiceofmydearMadamMinathatIheard. 

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