Prologue
Introduces Dr. Hesselius as the occult physician whose case files contain Laura's narrative, lending the story a pseudo-medical, evidentiary tone.
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From Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
The novella opens with a prologue framing the narrative as a case from the papers of Dr. Hesselius, establishing the supernatural detective framework and the tale's status as a documented account.
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