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    91 ELVIRA The pendulum swings by?╟÷a fraction of an inch from cleaving her cleavage. As it swings back toward her for what may be the final time, Elvira suddenly takes a deep breath, arches her back and thrusts her bust forward. The next swing of the pendulum slices through the rope tied between Elvira's breasts. Before the pendulum swings back for its cruelest cut, she whips the ropes from her body and rolls off the slab in the nick of time! Vladimere decends the stairs and comes toward her. VLADIMERE You will never escape me, Elura! This time, when Elvira hears the name of Elura being called, she is suddenly possessed, once again, by Elura's spirit. Elvira/Elura leaps up and pounces on Vladimere. VLADIMERE No, Elura, nooo! The two battle for their lives. Vladimere gains the upper hand. He grabs Elvira by the neck and forces her to the edge of the pit. Directly below them is the grinding gear mechanism of the pendulum. Just as it looks like curtains for Elvira/Elura, Roxana suddenly appears from the shadows, bloody, disheveled and nutty as a fruitcake. Her appearance distracts Vladimere and he is caught off guard. Roxana leaps onto his back, SHREIKING like a banshee and clawing at his face like a wild cat. Elvira escapes, now free of Vladimere and Elura's spirit. She rubs her neck and shakes her head in disbelief. Vladimere CRIES OUT in pain as he whirls round and round in a frenzied attempt to throw Roxana off of him. PIT AND PENDULUM CHAMBER Elvira watches them struggle.