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Created byHerick Pacheco
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The man calmly walked all over the child's body with his heavy boots.The birth of the universeHe came out and handed us ten pounds in gold and a cheque for ninety pounds from coutt's bank. The name on the cheque was a well-known one.He took out an envelope. It contained the will of Doctor Henry Jekyll, and was written in the doctor's own handwriting.
"If I die, or if I disappear for more than three months, the will began, I wish to leave everything I own to my dear friend Edward Hyde"Mr Utterson stepped forward and touched him on the shoulder."Mr Hyde?"
"Yes, that's my name," said the stranger coolly. "What do you want?"Then he hit the old man violently with the stick and knocked him to the ground. He beat the helpless body again and again.The murderer had disappeared, but the dead man was still lying on the ground with the murder weapon beside him.Mr Uttersson led him to the address on Mr Hyde's visiting card. It was in a poor part of London, in a dirty street full of cheap bars and eating-houses. This was the home of Henry Jekyll's favourite friend - the man who would inherit Jekyll's quarter of a million pounds.Doctor Jekyll receives a letterThe lawyer and his clerk had worked together for many years, and knew and understood each other.Time passes. The search for Mr Hyde continued.For a long time the lawyer called almos every day.Little by little, however, , he became tired of his friend's refusal to see him, and his visits became less frequent."Come now - get your hat and join us for a quick walk." said Mr UttersonBut Mr Enfield only nodded his head very seriously and walked on whithout a word.He was searching among some old boxes, and he gave a kind of cry.The lawyer turned the body over and saw the face of Edward hydeHe put a little of the red liquid in the glass and added a packet of powder.With fear in his heart, Mr Utterson put away Doctor Lanyon's letter, and then opened the confession of Doctor Henry Jekyll.I spent many hours in my laboratory, searching for the right mixture of chemicals to make my drug.The servants smiled when they saw my strange appearence.For the moment I am Henry Jekyll again.But I cannot write much more - I have very little time.
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