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moot point in the grand scheme of things. Still, it was a mystery left unsolved. The man was too old to not be cynical about life’s events and this one was no exception. He turned the page and continued with the next diary entry.
    11 October 1944
    Medical evaluation results as to the condition of the body are inconclusive; however, there have been some amazing discoveries. Even though there are no responses or outward signs of life from the woman, other than those previously mentioned, the body possesses amazing healing powers I have never seen before.
    Any incisions or damage to the skin quickly closes. Imagine being wounded by a bullet and the body healing itself in a matter of minutes. In addition, while the skin remains broken there is minimal blood loss. The blood is also an oddity in itself: when examined we ascertained that it contains characteristics that suggest the female is non-living, i.e. a lack of active and living cells.
    As our examination progressed, it was revealed that the organs do not appear to perform the common functions we are accustomed to—in fact the results suggest that there is no longer a need for many of them. The only active organs appear to be the heart and lungs. The rest are not being used at all. Contradiction continues as we seek a determination of what this woman is.
    13 October 1944
    As I must have answers and seeing no other option, I have secured the local scholar as advised by our guide. By doing so I will have caused the man’s death, but there are answers here that I must have. His formal credentials indicate that he is a highly educated man respected in his community in the area of ancient myths and the interpretations of legends. Before the war he taught in the local university. His area of specialty also includes the translation of Slavic tongues considered to be extinct. This skill, I feel may be of value in the investigation due to the apparent age of the crypt.
    When he arrived, he performed an examination of the female body using texts which appeared to be extremely old. He then performed a reading of some of the text aloud in a Slavic tongue with which I am not familiar. Although at first I doubted my decision to bring him in, my skepticism became less and less as he was able to produce some physical reactions from the woman. He managed to get the body to perform a movement of limbs. At one point, he also succeeded in having the woman open her eyes.
    They were not eyes that one would expect to see on a human. They immediately reminded me of an animal. They looked like the eyes of a wolf. Everyone in the room had the same reaction to this. Everyone also reported feeling as if they were being looked at—all at the same time. I was grateful when she once again closed her eyes.
    Although we have discovered many things that are unbelievable about this woman’s body, I was still not prepared for the scholar’s conclusion: He concurs with what the guide had said earlier about the woman being a vampire. Still he had achieved some results which we had not so I decided to go along with his assessment for the moment.
    When I questioned him about her current physical condition he suggested that the weakened state of the woman is similar to a hibernation of an animal—to conserve energy. Not unlike what bears do in the winter. He also suggested that the clothing of the woman and the age of the artifacts in the chamber indicate her arrival dating to perhaps a hundred years or so ago.
    Based on his observation I had an independent analysis of artifacts and clothing completed. The results of the test concluded the age is approximately one hundred twenty-five to one hundred and fifty years old. Unless they were placed in here before the woman was, or there is some other way into this crypt we have not discovered, I will have to accept this.
    Once again I cannot reach a logical conclusion.
     
     

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