Abraham Lincoln: What's Wrong Mr. President

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My name is Abraham Lincoln. I sell tall hats. I’m also the president.One night when I was sleeping a vampire tryed to attack me. I woke up before he could get me. We fought in the livingroom, wrestling on the floor. Then I felt something on my neck. I put two of my fingers on my neck, it was wet.When I pulled my fingers away from my neck there was blood on my fingers. I turn around looking for the vampire, but he was gone.

I ran to the bathroom as fast as I could, then I see a bite mark on my neck. I scream as loud as I can,”AHHHHH”. The guards come running into the bathroom. “What’s wrong Mr. President”, asks guard 1. “Nothing”, I say holding my neck.Guard 2 stares at me for a while before he asks,”why are you holding your sir”? But I don’t answer him because I feel like.... And before I knew it guard 1 was on the floor and guard 2 is screaming.
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He tries to leave and call for help, but I can’t let him do that. So I chase him down and dragged him back to the bathroom. Then I called the other guards very loudly. Suddenly I hear metal boots coming down the hallway, I also see bright lights. Now guards surround me and the rookie asks,”What happened here”. I say,”They slipped and fell”. Then commander lee and james got off of the floor, then the other guards screamed. Then I said,”rookie get out of here”! “My name is james”,says the rookie.So I command him to get out, and he runs out

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