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Belle:Another idol has replaced me.Scrooge as a Middle Aged Man:Another idol? What idol?Belle:A golden one.Scrooge as a Middle Aged Man:There is nothing on this earth more terrifying to me than a life doomed to poverty. May I ask, why do you condemn, with such severity, the honest pursuit of substance?Belle:You fear the world too much, Ebenezer.Belle:You've changed.Scrooge as a Middle Aged Man:Changed? Perhaps grown wiser, but I have not changed toward you.Belle:Our contract is an old one. It was made when we were both poor and content to be so. When It was made... You were another man.Scrooge as a Middle Aged Man:I was a boy!Belle:I release you, Ebenezer.Scrooge as a Middle Aged Man:Have I ever sought release?Belle:In words, no.Scrooge as a Middle Aged Man:In what, then?Belle:In an altered spirit. In another atmosphere of life. In everything that made my love of any worth in your sight. Tell me, Ebenezer, if this contract had never been between us, would you seek me out now? No.Scrooge as a Middle Aged Man:You think not.Belle:I would gladly think otherwise if I could. But if you were free today, would you choose a dowerless girl? A girl left penniless by the death of her parents? You, who weighs everything by gain? I release you, Ebenezer. May you be happy in the life you've chosen
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Another idol has replaced me Another idol What idol
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A golden one
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There is nothing on this earth more terrifying to me
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than a life doomed to poverty
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May I ask why do you condemn with such severity
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the honest pursuit of substance
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You fear the world too much Ebenezer
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You've changed Changed
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Perhaps grown wiser but I have not changed toward you
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Our contract is an old one
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It was made when we were both poor and content to be so
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When it was made
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You were another man I was a boy
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I release you Ebenezer
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Have I ever sought release
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In words no In what then
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In an altered spirit
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In another atmosphere of life
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In everything that made my love of any worth in your sight
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Tell me Ebenezer if this contract had never been between us
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would you seek me out now
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No
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You think not
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I would gladly think otherwise if I could
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But if you were free today would you choose a dowerless girl
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A girl left penniless by the death of her parents
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You who weighs everything by gain
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I release you Ebenezer
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May you be happy in the life you've chosen
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Movie Summary
An animated retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.
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