<COMMENT>Passage from the game ShadowMan - used for the great book in the voodoo shop book room</COMMENT>
<P>Diary of John Q. Pierce
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<P>Foreword
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<P>Contained herein are the final pages of the diary of the infamous John Pierce, known better by the aliases Springheel Jack and Jack The Ripper. These final few entries give a vast insight into perhaps the reasonings of the actions of Pierce.
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<P>November 9th, 1782
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<P>By my deeds am I known, and I am known as Jack. Springheel Jack. Jack the Ripper. By my deeds am I known, and they are truly bloody. I took them all to my heart - Mary Anne Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Strider, Catherine Edowes, Mary Kelly - And loved them, truly loved them all. But the ritual of the knife was to no avail. The power I sought was not to be found within the sordid confines of their souls. I am bereft, and must therefore perform this bloody ritual upon myself...