human
Hearken, O Cecil! she said, placing her hand suddenly to her breast as if a pain shot through her heart.
gpt
The inoculation is accomplished, and life is now fast ebbing--we are dying--
human
Poisoned! I gasped, alarmed.
gpt
Thou dost not mean that the three punctures will prove fatal?
human
Thou, the Amin, hast placed thy faith in me. Of a verity will I reveal unto thee that which is known to me alone. Only by thus inviting death can we seek converse with the Great Unseen who ruleth the Kingdom of Shades. Our mental power, our sensibility, our very souls must be severed from our bodies and concentrated into separate existence, ere we may seek the knowledge that giveth us power. Even now at this moment our souls are parting from our bodies, the dim spark of life flickers, and we stand together on the threshold of the grave!