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Man of the worldly mind.
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- Now do you believe in me?
- I do. I must.
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But why? Why do you trouble me?
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It is required of every man that the spirit
within him should walk abroad...
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among his fellow men.
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If that spirit goes not forth in life,
it must do so after death.
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- You are bound in heavy chains.
- I wear the chain I forged in life.
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Is its pattern strange to you?
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The chain you will bear
was full as heavy and as long as this...
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seven Christmas Eves ago.
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It must be a ponderous chain by now.
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Jacob. Old Jacob Marley...
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- have you no comfort for me?
- None.
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And none for myself.
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In life, my spirit never walked beyond...
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the narrow limits
of our money-changing hole...
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and weary journeys lie before me.
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- You travel fast?
- On the wings of the wind.
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You must have covered a great quantity
of ground in seven years.
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Captive, bound, and double-ironed.
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No space of regret can make amends
for the wasted opportunities of one life.
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Poor and ignorant Scrooge.
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Yet, such was I.
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But you were always
a good man of business, Jacob.
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Business. Mankind was my business.
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The common welfare was my business.
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Charity, mercy, forbearance,
and benevolence...
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all these were my business.
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It is at this time of the year
that I suffer most.
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To see the want I could have stopped,
the suffering I could have solaced.
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The hunger I could have satisfied.
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Hear me.
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My time is nearly gone.
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If you must go, Jacob,
don't let me keep you.