This document appears to be an excerpt from a story about vampire hunting. It introduces the characters of Fletcher, a professor, Colin, and Claudia. Fletcher tells Colin he must find and kill a vampire in their town that night or else terrible things will happen. Colin agrees to help but is nervous. They encounter Renfield, who works for the vampire, and suspect he may be insane. Claudia is curious to learn if the professor's story about vampires is true. The story is interrupted with the rising of the sun, which vampires cannot be exposed to.

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Then Fletcher
Wait! Vou need
asks the important
a job and you
questiono
need money!
I need money.
There aren't
anyjobsin Vampires? Are you talking
this town. about Oracula?

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Oracula is a book, but this is true.
There is a vampire here in your town.
I must find it and kill it tonight or ...
OK, but I'm
interested.
Perhaps he
wants another
helper?

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Colin is tired, but
he does not want
to go home.
",

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It's you! You're
working for the
professor too!
Tell me
something,
Colin. Do
you believe
- in vampires?
No, this man
works for the
vampire.
Oh? That's a good job.
Does he get a lot of rnoney?

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The professor does not
answer Claudia's questiono Tell me about yourself,
Colin. How old are you?

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ren hirnl?
Where does the
vampire live?

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Claudia, listen. l'rn afraid.
Fletcher's crazy. Renfield
is crazy too, I think. Let's
run away now!
No, Colin. I want to know. Is
the professor's story true?
Good luck,
Fletcher!
Vou need it!
Ha! Ha! Ha!

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~ They run in, b,ut ... 1

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That's OK, Colin. Are you hungry
Vou don't need now, Colin? Iam.
to be afraid. l'rn hungry for ..

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Wait! Tell me
something. Why?
Why are you
doing this?
o
O
The sun!
Vampires can't
be in the sun. It
can kill them.
The sun's coming up!
But it's too early! Oh no!
Your watch is slow!

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