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           Therewasn’tmuchthatsoundedlikethemoviesI’dseen,andonlyaveryfew,liketheHebrewEstrieandthePolishUpier,whowereevenpreoccupiedwithdrinkingblood.

           Onlythreeentriesreallycaughtmyattention:theRomanianVaracolaci,apowerfulundeadbeingwhocouldappearasabeautiful,pale-skinnedhuman,theSlovakNelapsi,acreaturesostrongandfastitcouldmassacreanentirevillageinthesinglehouraftermidnight,andoneother,theStregonibenefici.

           Aboutthislasttherewasonlyonebriefsentence.

           Stregonibenefici:AnItalianvampire,saidtobeonthesideofgoodness,andamortalenemyofallevilvampires.

           Itwasarelief,thatonesmallentry,theonemythamonghundredsthatclaimedtheexistenceofgoodvampires.

           Overall,though,therewaslittlethatcoincidedwithJacob’sstoriesormyownobservations.I’dmadealittlecatalogueinmymindasI’dreadandcarefullycompareditwitheachmyth.Speed,strength,beauty,paleskin,eyesthatshiftcolor;andthenJacob’scriteria:blooddrinkers,enemiesofthewerewolf,cold-skinned,andimmortal.Therewereveryfewmythsthatmatchedevenonefactor.

           Andthenanotherproblem,onethatI’drememberedfromthesmallnumberofscarymoviesthatI’dseenandwasbackedupbytoday’sreading-vampirescouldn’tcomeoutinthedaytime,thesunwouldburnthemtoacinder.Theysleptincoffinsalldayandcameoutonlyatnight.

           Aggravated,Isnappedoffthecomputer’smainpowerswitch,notwaitingtoshutthingsdownproperly.