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Dr. Van Helsing’s Memorandum

           Butthree! TobegintwicemoreafterIhadbeenthroughadeedofhorror. ForitwasterriblewiththesweetMissLucy,whatwoulditnotbewiththesestrangeoneswhohadsurvivedthroughcenturies,andwhohadbeenstrengthenedbythepassingoftheyears. Whowould,iftheycould,havefoughtfortheirfoullives... 

           Oh,myfriendJohn,butitwasbutcherwork. HadInotbeennervedbythoughtsofotherdead,andofthelivingoverwhomhungsuchapalloffear,Icouldnothavegoneon. Itrembleandtrembleevenyet,thoughtillallwasover,Godbethanked,mynervedidstand. HadInotseenthereposeinthefirstplace,andthegladnessthatstoleoveritjusterethefinaldissolutioncame,asrealizationthatthesoulhadbeenwon,Icouldnothavegonefurtherwithmybutchery. Icouldnothaveenduredthehorridscreechingasthestakedrovehome,theplungingofwrithingform,andlipsofbloodyfoam. Ishouldhavefledinterrorandleftmyworkundone. Butitisover! Andthepoorsouls,Icanpitythemnowandweep,asIthinkofthemplacideachinherfullsleepofdeathforashortmomenterefading. For,friendJohn,hardlyhadmyknifeseveredtheheadofeach,beforethewholebodybegantomeltawayandcrumbleintoitsnativedust,asthoughthedeaththatshouldhavecomecenturiesagohadatlastasserthimselfandsayatonceandloud,"Iamhere!" 

           BeforeIleftthecastleIsofixeditsentrancesthatnevermorecantheCountenterthereUndead. 

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