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Where do the stories come from?
-- Silesian vampires (西里西亚吸血鬼)
The region of Silesia, today, is a part of the modern nation of Poland. It's a land where Germans and Slavs have lived together for centuries.
The earlies accoounts of vampire revenants in this territory known today go back to the late 16th century.
One of these is a case on a Friday in September, 1581, at a town in Silesia, a shoemaker committed suicide by cutting his throat with his shoemaker's knife. The family covered up this disgrace with the explanation that he died of apoplexy （中风）. He was given a proper Christian burial. But the rumor of the true circumstances was widely spread throughout the community. The demands by many that the corpse should be exhumed and dealt with as was normal for a suicide seemed unwarranted because the local authorities didn't wish to disturb the peace of the dead man's family.
Then the specter of the showmaker appearing during mid-day and at night would lie close to the sleeper, nearly suffocate him, and pinch him, leaving not only bruises but the impression of his fingers on the sleeper's body. The terror grew so strong that people would gather together in candle-lit rooms at night and try to keep each other from falling asleep.
At last, after the corpse had been buried for near eight months, the authorities relented. The corpse was exhumed on April 15, 1582. It was found to have not suffered any signs of decay. But a magical mark in the form of a rose was found on one of its right big toe. The corpse was kept out of the earth until April 18. Still, there were no signs that it was decaying. The corpse was then rebuired under the gallows to keep it still. But the specter again began to appear and torment sleepers.
At last the widow confessed the true circumstances of her husband's death. On May 7, the corpse was then exhumed again. This time, the arms, legs, and head of the corpse were cut off. Also, the back of the corpse was opened up and the heart was removed. The heart was found to be quite fresh and entire. Then the corpse and all the pieces cut from it were cremated. The ashes were gathered together and then poured into a river. The specter of the shoemaker was never seen again.
小说故事的来源之一 --- 西里西亚的还魂
故事流传甚广的地区是今天波兰版图内的小城， 西里西亚。
1581年9月一天，一个鞋匠自杀后，其家人谎称其死于中风，全村人为此给死者一个体面的基督教葬礼。不久，其真正的死因开始流传。人们要求村中长老挖坟重新以自杀者身份埋葬。此要求没有被采纳。之后，传说亡灵多次侵害入睡的人们，睡者早上会发现青紫和指痕。 村里人越来越惊恐，黑夜降临不得不聚一起点蜡烛相伴。
1582年4月15日， 村里长老们不得不挖出了已葬8个月的尸体。 人们惊奇地发现尸体没有任何腐烂的迹象。 再次埋后，鬼魂依然夜出。
1582年5月7日，又一次挖出尸体，砍下其四肢，挖出其心脏，其心脏是鲜活的。 所有的，烧毁，骨灰撒入河流中，从此，鞋匠的魂灵不再重现。
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发表于 22-4-2012 21:46:45
唯一看完的小说<new moon>, 还跳过一点点
