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It was late Or early

I was sitting in the theater seats, in thethe spectacle unfold before me Medical examiners poured in and out of the theater Detectives interviewed theater workers

According to snatches of conversation I was hearing,dirt tunnel

People came and went Witnesses came and went Reporters came and went Covered bodies came and went

I sat in the row of seats alone, watching all of this unfold before me like a macabre play A play just for me Except there was no plot No lead character Just an endless procession of dead bodies

I had considered calling Kingsley And I would, soon enough Once I had processed as going on around elling

Everything seemed so matter-of-fact So sea nored me, too

It was almost as if I wasn&039;t there

As I sat and watched, cradling e of the drained bodies hanging in the air, someone sat next to me I turned, startled It wasn&039;t easy to sneak up next me

There was, of course, only one person that I kneho could pull it off

Although Detective Hanner&039;s eyes were looking at oing on before us, too Her eyes were always a little too wide, always a little too alert, as if she herself were always in a mild state of surprise Too wide, too wild There was so that seemed to burn with supernatural intensity Maybe only myself and those like me could see it, I didn&039;t know But it was there These were not hu time, at least

I waved e "You are a part of this"

"As are you, Sa about"

"You have partaken of many who have been slain here, Sam Do not deny that you knew otherwise"

"You tolddonors"

"So than others, Sam You knew this I told you this, often"

"You did not tell me you killed these people"

She tilted her head a little It was not a hu alien "I did not kill these people, Sam I was a buyer only And, perhaps, an active supporter" She grinned and spread her hands "Of the arts"

"You covered up his crimes"

"Of course, Sam He was of value to me and our kind"

"Sherbet knows," I said "I told him about you"

The fire in her eyes briefly flared "I know, Sam I&039;ve removed the me across the stage, the policemen, detectives, ht None will suspect our involvement, or the involvement of our kind In fact,them"

"But how?"

"It&039;s not very difficult to do, Sa, you could do the same Especially you"

"What does that ifted"

"I don&039;t understand"

"You display a wide range ofabilities"

"I thought all vampires do what I do"

She shook her head "You thought wrong, Sah ifts?"

"The ability to influence thoughts and change h only a few of us can transforreater"

"Can you?"

"Sadly, no You, my dear, are a rare breed"