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1、InterviewWithTheVampirebyAnneRice"Isee...'saidthevampirethoughtfully,andslowlyhewalkedacrosstheroomtowardsthewindow.ForalongtimehestoodthereagainstthedimlightfromDivisaderoStreetandthepassingbeamsoftraffic.Theboycouldseethefurnishingsoftheroommoreclearlynow,therou
2、ndoaktable,thechairs.Awashbasinhungononewallwithamirror.Hesethisbriefcaseonthetableandwaited."Buthowmuchtapedoyouhavewithyou?"askedthevampire,turningnowsotheboycouldseehisprofile."Enoughforthestoryofalife?""Sure,ifit'sagoodlife.SometimesIinterviewasmanyasthreeorfo
3、urpeopleanightifI'mlucky.Butithastobeagoodstory.That'sonlyfair,isn'tit?""Admirablyfair,"thevampireanswered."Iwouldliketotellyouthestoryofmylife,then.Iwouldliketodothatverymuch.""Great,"saidtheboy.Andquicklyheremovedthesmalltaperecorderfromhisbriefcase,makingacheck
4、ofthecassetteandthebatteries."I'mreallyanxioustohearwhyyoubelievethis,whyyou...""No,"saidthevampireabruptly."Wecan'tbeginthatway.Isyourequipmentready?""Yes,"saidtheboy."Thensitdown.I'mgoingtoturnontheoverheadlight.""ButIthoughtvampiresdidn'tlikelight,"saidtheboy."
5、Ifyouthinkthedarkaddstotheatmosphere.""Butthenhestopped.Thevampirewaswatchinghimwithhisbacktothewindow.Theboycouldmakeoutnothingofhisfacenow,andsomethingaboutthestillfiguretheredistractedhim.Hestartedtosaysomethingagainbuthesaidnothing.Andthenhesighedwithreliefwhe
6、nthevampiremovedtowardsthetableandreachedfortheoverheadcord.Atoncetheroomwasfloodedwithaharshyellowlight.Andtheboy,staringupatthevampire,couldnotrepressagasp.Hisfingersdancedbackwardsonthetabletograsptheedge."DearGod!"hewhispered,andthenhegazed,speechless,atthevam
7、pire.Thevampirewasutterlywhiteandsmooth,asifheweresculptedfrombleachedbone,andhisfacewasasseeminglyinanimateasastatue,exceptfortwobrilliantgreeneyesthatlookeddownattheboyintentlylikeflamesinaskull.Butthenthevampiresmiledalmostwistfully,andthesmoothwhitesubstanceof
8、hisfacemovedwiththeinfinitelyflexiblebutminimallinesofacartoon."Doyousee?"heaskedsoftly.Theboyshuddered,liftinghishandasiftoshieldhimselffromapowerfulli