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I, Johann Faust, hereby do bequeath myself, body and soul, after the space of twenty-four
years, to Lucifer, Prince of Hell, upon the following conditions:
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That Mephistopheles, arch-regent of Hell, be my servant as long as I live and that any wish I
desire should be granted, providing it is in the realm and capabilities of the servants of Hell;
That I not dwell on any thoughts of Heaven, God, or any aspect of the Christian faith, nor should
I seek salvation by any means, else my life and soul are forfeit.
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This I do sign, in my own blood, in the presence of Mephistopheles, this 1st day of May, in the
common year of 1516.
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I long for scenes, where man hath never trod,
A place where woman never smiled or wept
There to abide with my Creator God,
And sleep as I in childhood sweetly slept,
Untroubling and untroubled where I lie,
The grass below, above, the vaulted sky.
John Clare,
'I Am'
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