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             Notes on an overheard conversation on vampire slaying
                                        
“One way to kill a vampire is to drive a stake through its heart, then cut
off its head and stuff the mouth with garlic.” 

“And the reason for the decapitation and garlic dinner?” 

“Because otherwise, if the stake comes out, the vampire comes back to life.” 

“True, but not always. A stake made of hawthorne wood [1] will kill a
vampire, and can be removed without the vampire coming back to life.” 

“Well, I never did like Hawthorne as an author, so I guess he makes a better
stake.” 

“Just because he's a bad author doesn't make him a bad cook.” 

[1] http://www.gardenguides.com/plants/info/herbs/hawthorne.asp

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