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23CHAPTER 3How to Drive a Stake Through the Hearts of the Time Vampires Out to Suck You Dry%u201cAnd even as they looked the thing tore the throat out of Hugo Baskerville, on which, as it turned its blazing eyes and dripping jaws upon them, the three shrieked with fear and rode for dear life, still screaming, across the moor.%u201d%u2014From THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES by Sir Arthur Conan Doylen recent years, vampires have enjoyed a resurgenceof popularity in America. They%u2019re right up there with the Kardashians. Teenage girls%u2014and some adult women%u2014have been swooning over them at the movies, on TV, and in books. But there is nothing romantic about TIME Vampires.Time Vampires are needy, thirsty, selfish, and vicious creatures who, given an opportunity, will suck up all of your time and energy and leave you weak and debilitated. Once they have found a good meal, they start coming back every day%u2014so even though you regenerate yourself with a meal, a night%u2019s sleep, and a vial of vitamins, it%u2019s to no avail. They will be waiting for you tomorrow just where they left you yesterday, eager to once again suck every ounce of life-blood from your veins. Being able I