Dog of Death By Agatha Christie

Dog of Death #6 & #7 (end)

...Dog of Death #6...

That was the end of my direct involvement with the incident. Later, the doctor's notebook and diary fell into my hands. I'm going to attach a little bit of it here, although of course you understand that only a while later these two books really belong to me.

August 5th.

Already found that what Sister M.A. meant by 'The Chosen One' were those who reproduced the race. It seems that they have the highest honor, above the priests. Compare this to the Christians of old.

August 7th.

To persuade Sister M. A. to allow me to hypnotize her. Successfully put him to sleep and experience trance, but did not produce the desired alignment.

August 9th.

Were there civilizations in the past that far outnumbered ours? It would be strange if there were. And I'm the only one who got a clue about that...!!

August 12th.

Sister M.A. is not at all easy to be directed to suggestion, when hypnotized. But it can easily be made trance. I don't know why.

August 13th.

Sister M.A. mentioned today that in the 'graceful moment' (gate) must be closed, otherwise one will enter to master the body. Interesting, but confusing.

August 18th.

So, the First Sign is none other than.. (the words are omitted here) Then several centuries must pass before reaching the Sixth Sign? But if there were a shortcut to Power...!

20 Aug.

Already arranged for M.A.'s arrival here with the nurse. The nurse has been told that the patient needs to be given morphine. Have I gone crazy. Or am I going to be Superman, with the Power of Death in my hands?

...(.(.Here the note ends?)...

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...Dog of Death #7...

It was on August 29th that I received the letter. Directed to me, with my sister-in-law's address. The letter was written in an italic handwriting that looked foreign. I opened the cover with curiosity. It is as follows:

Dear CHIFR MONSIEUR

I've only met twice with being able to trust you, but I feel like I can re-enact you. Whether my dreams are real or not, things are getting clearer these days...

And, Monsieur, one of the most important, the Death Dog was not a dream. At times I've told you (Whether it's real or not, I don't know). He's the one who's keeping the Crystal Ball too fast

They have the power to kill as they please. And they slaughtered mercilessly in anger. They are drunk with the lust of Power. When we see this, this pure We, we know that once again we must not complete the Circle to arrive at the Sign of Eternal Life.

He, who should have been the Crystal Ball's Next Guard, was asked to act. So that the old generation runs out, and the new generation can reappear, after a long period of never-ending, he released the Dog of Death into the sea (keeping the Circle closed), and the sea rose in the form of a Dog, swallowing the land completely.

I remember this, on the altar steps in Beegia, Dr. Rose, he's one of those Brotherhood members.

He knows the First Sign, and the Second Sign. Although the meaning is hidden, and only known by a few elect.

He wanted to get that Sixth Mark from me. So far I've only tried to hold him back, but I'm getting weaker, Monsieur.

It is not good for a man to gain power before his time. Centuries must pass, before the world is ready to accept the dominion of death into its hands, I

please, Monsieur, you who love kindness and truth, help me, before it's too late.

Your brother in Christ, your,

MARIE ANGELIQUE'S.

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I let the paper fall. The ground where I stand so it feels a bit shaky. Then my spirit began to rise. That poor woman's confidence almost affected me! One thing is clear. Dr. Rose, in her spirit of pursuing this case has clearly violated her professional boundaries. I'll go there and...

All of a sudden I saw a letter from Kitty among the letters coming in for me. I opened the letter.

“There was a very terrible incident,” I read.

“You remember little cottage Dr. Rose on that cliff? The cottage was swept away by a landslide last night. The poor doctor and nun, Sister Marie Angelique, were killed. Debris that looks on the beach is very terrible, as he remembers piled up to form a fantastic pile, from afar it looks like a giant dog.” The letter fell out of my hand.

Other facts may be mere coincidence. A Mr. Rose, who I'll find out about Dr.'s rich relatives. Rose, who died suddenly the same night, was reportedly struck by lightning. As far as is known, there was no storm in the area that night, but one or two people said they heard thunder. Mr. Rose got a burn (What a strange shape).

In his will, he left everything to his nephew, Dr. Rose. If only Dr. Rose managed to get the secret of the Sixth Mark from Sister Marie Angelique.

From the beginning I felt like a man with no heart. He would not have hesitated to take his uncle's life, had he believed it could smooth his way. But I remembered one sentence in Sister Marie Angelique's letter.

“By keeping the Circle closed..” Dr. Rose was apparently not that careful, perhaps he was not aware of what steps to take, or even the importance of those steps.

Then the Force he released turned around, completing his round. But all this must be bullshit. The event can be explained accordingly. That the doctor believed all the hallucinations that Sister Marie Angelique experienced proved that the doctor's own mind was also somewhat unbalanced.

But sometimes I dream of a continent under the ocean where once upon a time humans lived and reached a level of civilization far beyond our own. Or does the memory of Sister Marie Angelique begin at the very back?

People said, this was possible, and that Circle City was a city in the future, not in the past?

Nonsense, it was all just a hallucination.