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This non-title character hesitates to kill a “radiantly beautiful” woman until hearing a “soul wail.” Telegrams sent to Amsterdam for this character suddenly change from “good spirits” to “terrible change for the worse.” This “MD, D.Ph., D.Lit., etc., etc.” places (20[1])a wafer (20[1])of sacramental (20[1])bread that burns a scar (20[1])into a woman’s (0[1])forehead, leading him (20[1])to hypnotize her. This man figures out the identity of the “bloofer lady” attacking children, (20[1])and figures out why another character has shipped (0[1])boxes (0[1])of (*) earth. (0[3])This friend (10[2]0[1])of John Seward (10[2])and Quincy Morris treats (10[2]0[1])Lucy Westenra (10[3])by hanging (0[1])garlic around her room. (10[4]0[2])For 10 points, name this Dutch professor from Dracula, (0[1])often depicted in spin-offs as a vampire hunter. (10[2])■END■ (10[11]0[1])

ANSWER: Abraham Van Helsing
<Lalit Maharjan, Literature - British - Long Fiction&gt; ~25447~ &lt;Editor: Jaimie Carlson>
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