The novel written by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Let the Long Night End
Part IV
Chasing Shadows
Chasing shadows
Chasing love dreams in vain
While my heart keeps on singing
Just a lonely refrain.
“Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay. To mould me Man, did I solicit thee. From darkness to promote me?” —Paradise Lost, X, 743-45.
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MILTON
1982, July 3rd (Dusk)
Waynesboro, West Virginia
Let the Long Night End
Part III
Strangers in the Night
Strangers in the night,
Exchanging glances
Wondering in the night;
What were the chances?
“Jesus looked around at them with anger and sorrow at their hardness of heart. Then He said to the man, ‘Stretch out your hand.’ So he stretched it out, and it was restored.” – The Bible, Mark 3:5
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OSKAR
1982, July 2nd (Evening)
Letters to Mom, Entry # 32
Dear mom,
Let the Long Night End
Part II
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
I’ve got you under my skin
I’ve got you deep in the heart of me
So deep in my heart
That you’re really a part of me
I’ve got you under my skin.
“In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them.” – Revelation 9:6
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LEVI
1982, June 6th (Nightfall)
Shenandoah Park, West Virginia
Let the Long Night End
Part I
God Only Knows
I may not always love you
But long as there are stars above you
You never need to doubt it
I’ll make you so sure about it
‘Cause God only knows what I’d be without you
“I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.” – Og Mandino
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OSKAR
1982, June 25th (Evening)
Shenandoah Park, West Virginia
A lonely boy, slipping into manhood. A sleeping 'girl', frozen in childhood. A forlorn stray, ill-met by moonlight. A weary shepard seeking guidance, uncertain of the unseen. Let the right one in, let the old dreams die, let the wrong ones go...and let the long night end.
This is the Swedish original text. An English translation is provided here.
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Detta stycke fan fiction baseras på John Ajvide Lindqvists roman Låt den rätte komma in. Element som hämtats från romanen är hans verk, emellertid ska han på inget sätt hållas ansvarig för nedanstående text.
The following morning the narrator finds that the new day will be a defining point in his life.
Set nearly four years after Let The Old Dreams Die the narrator receives news that his old friend Karen is back from Barcelona. The narrator soon finds himself drawn into an incredible story of what happened to both Karin and Stefan and how the 'new dreams' became a reality, became flesh.
The following story is a work of fan-fiction and its author claims no copyright of its characters and acknowledges John Ajvide Lindqvist as the original owner.
Set nearly four years after Let The Old Dreams Die the narrator receives an unexpected phone call from Karin. Although saddened to hear the loss of Stefan he is thrilled to learn She is back in Östernäs.
After he is invited to visit the old cottage he soon learns what happened in Barcelona all those years ago and why she has returned.
