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Marley's Ghost
On a cold, misty Christmas Eve in London, a smart, mean-spirited penny-pincher named Ebenezer Scrooge worked punctiliously in his counting-house.
Outside the office was standing a little sign that said "Scrooge and Marley". Scrooge's business partner Jacob Marley had died seven years earlier. Inside the office, Scrooge watched over his writer, a poor miniature man called Bob Cratchit.
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The burning ashes in the fireplace provided a bit of heat even though Bob's room was tiny. Despite the extreme weather Scrooge refused to pay for more coal to warm his office.
Unexpectedly, a young man entered the office and gave them holiday greetings.
The young man was Scrooge's cheerful nephew Fred who stopped by to ask Scrooge to come to the Christmas dinner. The grim Scrooge responded only with a "Bah! Humbug!" and refused to share Fred's Christmas joy. After Fred leaves, some gentlemen enter the office to request Scrooge a generous