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I am a vampire, and that is the truth. But the modern meaning of the wordvampire, the stories that have
been told about creatures such as I, are not precisely true. I do not turn to ash in the sun, nor do I cringe
when I see a crucifix. I wear a tiny gold cross now around my neck, but only because I like it. I cannot
command a pack of wolves to attack or fly through the air. Nor can I make another of my kind simply by
having him drink my blood. Wolves do like me though, as do most predators, and I can jump so high that
one might imagine I can fly. As to blood--ah, blood, the whole subject fascinates me. I do like that as