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"The misery with them all was, clearly, that they sought to interfere, for good, in human matters, and had lost the power for ever."

That's honestly the worst kind of punishment for selfish behaviour, isn't it?

Existing among the living but being unable to help them, to make amends.

That description of the man, who's chained to a safe and despairs at the sight of a woman and her baby, that is really damn heartbreaking.

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yea the idea of losing all power to help them but being forced to watch them sounds unbearable

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I was going to comment on the same sentence! Horrifying and inspiring

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"I—I think I'd rather not," said Scrooge.

I confess, I didn't expect Dickens to be this funny.

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I love that Scrooge was so spooked he immediately passed out like "nope", I'd do the exact same

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