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“All comfort, all goodness, all hope was burning in this black figure which my eyes would not let go, even as it dwindled, and lost all perpetual form.”

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Book:The Vampire Armand

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The Vampire Armand

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Anne Rice is an American author known for her gothic and fantasy novels, born on October 4, 1941. Her most famous work, 'The Vampire Chronicles', has gained her a wide readership and influenced vampire culture. more

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