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Stanley Kahan. The plot is very simple . Ruthven , a vampire , must kill his virgin bride before the end of the cycle ... kills him . Ronald again is overcome with grief . Ruthven , however , puts in another appearance and insists that ...
Stanley Kahan. The plot is very simple . Ruthven , a vampire , must kill his virgin bride before the end of the cycle ... kills him . Ronald again is overcome with grief . Ruthven , however , puts in another appearance and insists that ...
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... killing the sleeping count , she seizes the dagger , and thus shaming the hired assassins , they finally kill the Count . He is killed , however , only a short time before an order arrives from the Papal Legate for his execution . An ...
... killing the sleeping count , she seizes the dagger , and thus shaming the hired assassins , they finally kill the Count . He is killed , however , only a short time before an order arrives from the Papal Legate for his execution . An ...
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Stanley Kahan. becomes the new king , but is eventually killed in battle . De Montfort tells the story of a man driven by hatred who kills his sister's betrothed even though that man had once saved his life . life . By moralizing on the ...
Stanley Kahan. becomes the new king , but is eventually killed in battle . De Montfort tells the story of a man driven by hatred who kills his sister's betrothed even though that man had once saved his life . life . By moralizing on the ...
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