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the same time, as I was unable to stop my down- 

 ward career. I heard shrieks, and saw the whisk 

 of the garment of a female, who had rushed 

 through an inner door ; the room was empty ; the 

 ghastly head at my feet. I seized it and retreated, 

 wrapping it in my cloak. I suppose I must have 

 closed the door after me, but I never stopped till 

 I reached the surgery.' 



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