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IN THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON CHARLES DICKENS' A CHRISTMAS CAROL

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From: Rocky Mountain News
Date: 20021225
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Charles Dickens' venerable tale, A Christmas Carol, captures the redemptive spirit of the holidays for believers and nonbelievers alike. Here we see Ebenezer Scrooge, first on his travels with the Spirit of Christmas Present, and then on his awakening to the bright morning of Christmas Day.

Uncle Scrooge had imperceptibly become so gay and light of heart . . . and he and the Spirit were again upon their travels.

Much they saw, and far they went, and many homes they visited, but always with a happy end. The Spirit stood beside sick beds, and they were cheerful; on foreign lands, and they were ...

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