Necronomicon: Book of Dead Page #4

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a little scar...

but it's going to be covered

by your lovely hair.

Are you alright, doctor?

Best to get some rest, Emily.

It's a very good idea.

My mother went to look for a job

at Al's diner across the street.

But when she mentioned she was

living with Lena and Dr. Madden...

Al seemed surprised.

Is that old coot still alive?

I'm no good with math...

but I would have guessed him

at more than a 100 by now.

I don't think so.

Listen, Emily?

If you can get a good tip

out of those cops...

you've got yourself a job.

May I help you?

Yeah. I'll take the BLT.

Extra mayo and a soda.

I'll have the same.

Make mine a malt please.

What happened to him?

Is there a problem?

I don't know.

What happened to Sam?

You did something to him, didn't you?

What makes you think that?

I heard terrible noises last night.

You said I was dreaming, but I wasn't!

Was I? Was I!?

Emily, please, I'm not a rich man.

My researches have drained my

funds to the point of poverty...

and when a specimen

can be obtained freely...

- No!

- I make no excuses for my actions.

I'm not asking for forgiveness.

Your stepfather...

Emily!

Emily.

Emily, even if Sam

did survive the fall...

I would have killed him

for what he did to you.

So if you must go to the police

you do have every right.

I don't care what you did to Sam.

But you lied to me.

No, no, never. I would

never hurt you, Emily.

- Doctor! Doctor what's wrong?

- Get Lena.

She went out. She's gone.

Come on, doctor,

tell me what's wrong?

It's cooler upstairs.

What I can do?

Ice. I need ice.

Give me your hand.

I can feel now.

I owe you an explanation.

Within these pages is the

secret of preserving life.

Are you familiar with the water bear?

It's a microorganism which can be dried

under certain conditions then...

brought back to life with water.

A process called "criptobiosis".

You see the...

decreased body temperature

results in a secession of aging.

Make it possible to actually...

cheat death, as it were.

How old are you, Dr. Madden?

I don't come out here much anymore.

Lena, bless her heart,

simply won't allow it.

Lena's very protective over you.

Are you in love with her?

My heart has been given over

to my work unconditionally.

I don't know why Lena stays on.

I can never return the

feelings she has for me.

Like all children of nature...

this rose was destined

to wither and parish.

And yet that process is not irrevocable.

As it turns out, the trick is

not preserving life.

The trick is maintaining the quality

to which one is accustomed.

As long as you keep

this from the sun...

this flower will never die.

So let it always be a

reminder of the doctor...

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