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IT IS EXTRAORDINARY TO RECALL THE DAY WHEN I WAS STAMPED A ROBBER OF
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GRAVES, A MAD SCIENTIST INTENT ON CREATING HUMAN LIFE IN A ROBOT."
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-"HARLEY STREET AFFORDS ME A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRACTICE
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AND RESEARCH CERTAINLY."
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-"RADIOACTIVE TRANSPLANT CONTROL AND THERAPY HAVE PROVED THEMSELVES."
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-"BUT, PLEASE, DON' LET ME INTERRUPT YOUR OBSERVATIONS."
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-"AH, YOU FORGET, I AM ABLE TO CONVERSE THE MOMENTS OF THE TIME WITHOUT
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LOSING MY ASTROLOGICAL VISION. KING ARTHUR WOULD NEVER BELIEVE ME.
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HOWEVER, I AM STILL CONCERNED WITH THIS AS YET UNSEEN FACTOR IN THE
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COUNT'S CHART. EVERYTHING IS POINTING BEAUTIFULLY TO THIS MOST IMPORTANT
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MOMENT IN HIS DESTINY. IT IS ALL THERE EXCEPT FOR....WAIT! IT IS THERE! BLAST!"
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-"WHAT DOES IT MEAN?"
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-"I'M NOT SURE YET, BUT IT'LL CERTAINLY CAUSE THE COUNT TO BE INFLUENCED
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IN SOME WAY."
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-"ADVERSELY?"
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-"I FEAR IT MIGHT."
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-"YOU MAY RECALL, THE COUNT WAS NOT VAMPERISED IN A NORMAL MANNER. HE WAS
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BORN! THIS IS ALWAYS CRUCIAL. YET HE HAS LIVES AS HIS FATHER'S SUCCESSOR."
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-"THE HEAVEN MUST KNOW, PERHAPS SUGGEST A DIFFERENT COURSE."
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-"PLEASE LEAVE ME! I MUST GET ON WITH MY WORK. EVERY SECOND IS CRITICAL"
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-"OF COURSE, IF YOU SHOULD REQUIRE MY ASSISTANCE IN ANY WAY...."
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-"THANK YOU, BARON, THANK YOU. GOOD BUSTER, SHOW THE BARON TO THE DOOR."
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-"ARE YOU AFRAID?"
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-"NO, I'M NOT AFRAID, I'M CONCERNED FOR YOU."
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-"I UNDERSTAND."
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-"I JUST WISH IT WERE OVER, THAT'S ALL-"
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-"IT SOON WILL BE. I'M SORRY, I'LL TAKE THIS OFF..."
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-"KEEP IT ON, IT MIGHT PROTECT YOU."
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-"ALL OF THIS WILL SOON BE OVER, THE DARKNESS AND FEAR OF SYMBOLS...."
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-"YOUR CONCERN FOR THE COUNT IS UNDERSTANDABLE, OF COURSE. HE WILL BE QUITE
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SAFE. AN OPERATING ROOM IS BEING SET UP IN THE MUSEUM AND DOCTOR VAN HELSING
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WILL PERFORM THE TRANSFORMATION INSTEAD OF YOURSELF."
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-"I WON'T HAVE ANY OF THIS!"
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-"THE COUNT HAS CHOSEN AGAINST IMMORTALISATION. THE DOCTOR WILL IMPLANT
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THE POWER FOR HUMAN LOVE."
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-"THE TRANSFORMATION HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL AND YOU WILL FEEL NO POST-
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OPERATIVE EFFECTS."
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-"AND AMBER?"
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-"OH, SHE'S SAFE. SHE'S THERE. AND YOU WILL NOW, AND FOR THE REST OF YOUR
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LIFE BE A HUMAN BEING."
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-"I THOUGHT I KNEW THE WORDS TO THANK YOU FOR THIS, REALLY, BUT I DON'T."
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-"AND THAT IS A VERY HUMAN EMOTION."
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FRANKENSTEIN, MERLIN AND THE OPERATION
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| Ringo Starr |