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1、InterviewWithTheVampirebyAnneRice"Isee...'saidthevampirethoughtfully,andslowlyhewalkedacrosstheroomtowardsthewindow.ForalongtimehestoodthereagainstthedimlightfromDivisaderoStreetandthepassingbeamsoftraffic.Theboycouldseethefurnishingsoftheroommoreclearlynow,theroundoaktable,the
2、chairs.Awashbasinhungononewallwithamirror.Hesethisbriefcaseonthetableandwaited."Buthowmuchtapedoyouhavewithyou?"askedthevampire,turningnowsotheboycouldseehisprofile."Enoughforthestoryofalife?""Sure,ifit'sagoodlife.SometimesIinterviewasmanyasthreeorfourpeopleanightifI'mlucky.But
3、ithastobeagoodstory.That'sonlyfair,isn'tit?""Admirablyfair,"thevampireanswered."Iwouldliketotellyouthestoryofmylife,then.Iwouldliketodothatverymuch.""Great,"saidtheboy.Andquicklyheremovedthesmalltaperecorderfromhisbriefcase,makingacheckofthecassetteandthebatteries."I'mreallyanx
4、ioustohearwhyyoubelievethis,whyyou...""No,"saidthevampireabruptly."Wecan'tbeginthatway.Isyourequipmentready?""Yes,"saidtheboy."Thensitdown.I'mgoingtoturnontheoverheadlight.""ButIthoughtvampiresdidn'tlikelight,"saidtheboy."Ifyouthinkthedarkaddstotheatmosphere.""Butthenhestopped.
5、Thevampirewaswatchinghimwithhisbacktothewindow.Theboycouldmakeoutnothingofhisfacenow,andsomethingaboutthestillfiguretheredistractedhim.Hestartedtosaysomethingagainbuthesaidnothing.Andthenhesighedwithreliefwhenthevampiremovedtowardsthetableandreachedfortheoverheadcord.Atoncether
6、oomwasfloodedwithaharshyellowlight.Andtheboy,staringupatthevampire,couldnotrepressagasp.Hisfingersdancedbackwardsonthetabletograsptheedge."DearGod!"hewhispered,andthenhegazed,speechless,atthevampire.Thevampirewasutterlywhiteandsmooth,asifheweresculptedfrombleachedbone,andhisfac
7、ewasasseeminglyinanimateasastatue,exceptfortwobrilliantgreeneyesthatlookeddownattheboyintentlylikeflamesinaskull.Butthenthevampiresmiledalmostwistfully,andthesmoothwhitesubstanceofhisfacemovedwiththeinfinitelyflexiblebutminimallinesofacartoon."Doyousee?"heaskedsoftly.Theboyshud
8、dered,liftinghishandasiftoshieldhimselffromapowerfulli