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|  | | Samurai Vampire, Book II: Sword of the Undead
A novella re-telling Bram Stoker's Dracula, but story takes place in Japan and Los Angeles, the vampire is a Japanese samurai lord, and the vampire slayer is a samurai.
In 1872, Jonathan Harker travels to Japan to inform Lord Hidetora Kageura that the castle the lord commissioned to be built in Los Angeles, California, has been completed. Leaving Harker for dead, Kageura relocates to the United States. Meanwhile, Harker's friend, Lucy, dies from a mysterious ailment, which Dr. Van Helsing determines is a vampire's bite. Harker, still alive, returns to the United States, but now his wife, Mina, is the vampire's target. br />
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Sword of the Undead introduces a new vampire: a Japanese samurai lord, and a new vampire slayer, legendary historical swor | |  | | Toe Up to 10K: A Journey of Recovery FromSpinal Cord Injury
A chronicle of recovery from a spinal cord injury.
In June 2012, I went to the emergency room and was diagnosed with meningitis. After four days, I was scheduled to be discharged, but my condition worsened dramatically. My blood pressure, body temperature and sodium levels all dropped to a dangerously low level. I was rushed to the Intensive care Unit and was diagnosed with a spinal cord injury at the T4 level. I fell into a semi conscious state, and when I regained full consciousness, I could not speak, eat, breathe independently, control bodily functions, nor move my legs.
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