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L Ano His ORiGinAL AnGELS. c·. ELEBAAtE tHE LoR._o's GRJ:At AC HiEv;EmEnt ( " G LO R._Y t R._A i TI " ) . LU C i F E R., t H E LO R._D ' S FA VO Rj t E , A n D t H E B ES t . LOOIGTIG ATIGEL BY FAR., mAK_ES A LittLE mistAK_E , AS WiLL HAPPEfl":J\r · PAR:tiEs, Ano is BAnisHED FR._0m HEAVETI FOR!HwitH Ano FORJ:VER., _; :

i1 t HE C EntuRiES FLY BY. LuciFER., tHE DEViL, now RJ:iGTIS in HELL WHERJ: to; • • • • .i;..,.

tHE SURPR!SE O F mATIY, HE HAS PR._OVETI to BE ATI EFFECtIVE ADmITIIStAAtOR::: l HARS H to B E SURJ:, vicious, EVETT SAOistic, R._UtHLESS W HETI nECESSAR._Y But> A LWAYS FAiR._. His LiFE HAS not BEETI ATI EASY OTTE HOWEVER., ATID HE LOnGS to -R._E tUR._n to H EAVETI WHER._E t HEY no w HAVE GOLF, R._OLLER._COAStERS Ano HAWAiiAn m usic. HE PR._OmiSES RJ:VETIG E ("CAn't K!:EP A Gooo ffiAn Down"). i1 tHE D EViL v isits tHE LO RP in HEAVETI. HE · notiCES t HE LORP SEEmS BORJ:D, An D EVE TI F O R._ H i m , A Litt LE i R._Rj t A BL E ( TI O t E U TI F O Rju TI At E R._E FE RJ: n CE t 0 BuooHists ATID LACK_ O F mODEStY in "How GRJ:At OUR._ LoRP"). HE SEnSES t HA t t H E Lo R._D m A Y H Av E Lost A st E r o R._ two , A n o o E c i o Es to t AKE ADVAntAGE OF it. tH E DE ViL contEn OS tHAt tH E LORP mADE A mist AKE WHEn HE CRJ:AtED ffiAnIGTID. tHE LO R._D SAYS HE DOEsn't mAK_E mistAK_ES. K._nowinG H tm An D H i S Litt LE , TI O t W EA K_n ESSES EX AC t LY, i Di OS Y TIC R._A Si ES PE R._H AP S, BEttER.. tHATI ATIYOTIE, tHE DEV iL G OADS tHE LOR._D into filAK_iTIG A BEt-A R!:PRJ:SEntAtivE SPECimEn OF H UmAn LiFE on EAR._tH is to BE SELECtED, tHE DEViL WiLL tRY to COR._R._UPt tHE SELECtEE. AFtER._nEGOtiAtinG A Bit, EVETT At on E roi nt consi DERi TIG A CA n AD i An ( .. n o R._tH E R._TI Boy")' tH EY AG R._EE on HETIRY FA ust, A SCHilOPHR._ETiiC stuoEn t FR._Om notRJ: DAmE VniVERSitY in SoutH B ETID, inoiATIA ( "BLESS tHE C HiLDR._En"). SHOULD tHE OEViL win, HE WOULD BE PER._mittED to movE BACK. UP to H EAVEn. i F tHE LORP wins, HE WOULD GEt FA ust's sou L w Hi CH PR._OVES to B E so ti TTY AS to BE ALmost i nvisiBLE, But is i m PO-R.tA nt to tH E LOR._D A S A RJ: w E ALL. tH E two OLD ADVERSARiES PAR! AmiCABLY AnD GEt on wit H tH E R._E St O F tHE SHOW. i1 tHE OEVi.L filAK_ES HimSELF K_nown to t HE BOY ATID PR._OFFERS . A contR._ACt WHiCH HETIR._Y siGTIS witt=1out R._EADinG. tHE DEviL is AStoniSHED . HETIR._Y EX p LA i n S H E DOES TI 't Li K.E t O R._E A D O TI H i S OW TI ti m E. t H E O EV i L D i SL i K_E S HETIR._Y At siGHt; HE'S A BAD BOY ALRiGHt, But in SUCH An unim AGinAtivE, iLL-mATITIER!:D, UTICULtURJ:D WAY ("tHE ffiAn") tHAt tHE DEViL, tHOUGH SURI: OF victOR._Y, is DiSHEAR!ETIED BY tHE comPATIY HE must K.EEP .. in ATT Y CASE, t HE

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. DEViL is CERJAin tHAt HEnR...Y wiL L 'c '; ~ --E tHl'-OVG H FOl'-Him. A nD tHAt HE UJiLL oncE AGAin ABiD E t.uitH t1-1E LoR.P in- HEA V En. ~cHt n Ext oooR.iF ro ss i BLE. in

1 ADOi~ion. tHE DEViL HAPPEn S to K.nOW tHAt An _imPOR_tAnt mEm BE R_ OF tHE

. LOR..D s StAFF. An EncLiSH AnGEL, i s AnGR_Y ABOVt tHE LOR.P 's in EX PLi CABLY CAVA Li ER.. tR..EAtm Ent OF His cou ntR_Y. W H i C H Di D. A Ft ER.. A LL. Win t H O SE two B i G w A RS t H E R_E By s AV i n G t H E UJO N- D :(" Litt LE i s LA n D .. ) . ij AFtER..SPEnoinG somE HAR_D .,ti_fTI'fj w itH:"·HEnR.__Y, tHE D'~viL lirs VP to HE AVE n

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to PASS A FEW Q_ViEt HOVRS·•in:~ t -,--i-E~ B-ESt oi- PLACE HE K.now s. HE vn·EXP ECtEDLY EncountERS tHE LOR..D AnD ·so·mE ·.: A .h cfi{i_ CHiLDR..En. tHE DEviL c omrL A in s A Bout HA Vi nG to -DEAL w itH A BA R..BA Rj An Li K_E H En R.__Y. tH E LOR..D SYm PAtH ilES. n O t Li 1<} n G t H E K.i D A n Y BE tt ER.. t H A n t H E D EV i L DOE S, A n D i n C i D Ent A LL Y, GEnvinELY WOR..R..iED ABOUt tHE ViABiLitY OF His . BEt-triE DEViL in HE A VEn WOULD BE intOLER..ABLE. HE'D ~, i n EVER_YtHinG Ano PR.__OBABLY WOVLD WAnt to c omE OVER.ALL tHE t i mE AnD "Do tHihcs" tOGEtHER..LiK_E tHEY oio AS ' BOYS. t H E L O RP LO A D S V P A n D W i t H t H E H E L P O F t H E C H i L D R..E n • - F i R..E S O FF A n insriR..AtionAL sonc At t1=1E DEviL ("l~LAX. Enjoy YovRSELr").

. j i . - . ~A\./St HAS nEVER.. BEE n in LOVE EXCEPt witH Hi,!JlSELF. t1=1E LOR..D DECiDE S to SETTD oown CvriD to s1=1oot fAUSt to GEt A LOVE tHinG GOinG FOR..tHE BOY. t H E LO R..D 'S PE RS O TT rJ E L R..E SO V R..C ES A R_E St AG G E R.j n G LY CO m P R..E H E n S i V E. CV Pi D s 1=1oots fAvst At A nic St. PAtR..icIZ's DAY EAstER.. BvnnY FEStivAL in SovtH ' BEnD on EAStER..5VnDAY. HEnR_Y FALLS in LOVE witH mAR.__GAR..Et . tHE POORJ:St.

-niCESt AnD most BEAVtiFVL G i R..L 1n SovtH BEnD ("GAinESViLLE"). t1=1E DEViL. R..AGinG inWARJ)LY At tHE LOR.P'S PERJiDY (Cvrio is AFtER..ALL A mYtHOLOGi C AL FiGVR..E FR_Om A PAGAn CVLtVR..E), notiCES mAR.__GAR..Et HAS A FR.iEnD witl=I H ER. mAR.fl=IA, tl=IE most SOPHist i cAtED GiR_L i n' inoiAnA ("LiFE HAS BEEn Gooo") , A n D O n E W H O H A S S E E n A Ct i O n n O t O n LY A t A R..L i n Gt O n p A R.__K_, B V t At BELmont, AQ_VEDVCt AnD BAY mEADOWS . t1=1E OEViL FALLS FOR_mAR.fH A l=IAR.__D ; AS 0 n Ly A m i D D LE - A G E D m A n CA n FA L L F O R_ A B EA Vt i F V L B Vt H EA R.t LESS YO V TT G

iRJ.,. BELiEVE mE. it's tHE tR.VtH. HE'S HEADED FOR_tR_OVBLE ("i GottA BE YOVR_ m A n " ) • m A Rf HA SE E m S t O R..E C i r R..0 CA t E H i S FEE Li TT GS F 0 R.. l=I ER_ ( " f EELS Li K_E HomE"). it's A tR.jCK_. BE CAR.__EFVL. too LAtE. mAR_tHA ovmrs tHE

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OEViL ("BLEEDiTTG ALL OVER_ t1=1E PLACE"). mEATTWHiLE, mAR_GAR_Et , AGAin st HE R_ B E tt ER_ j V D Gm Ent, FA LL S i n LOVE W it H f A VS t (" rn Y H E R_O") • f AV St PO i SO TI S

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ffiAR.G AR.Et's motHER._SO HE CATT BE ALOTTE witH H~R. SLEEPS wi tH ~'m'tt!}}J,~ ~Et, imPR.EGnAtES HER. ATTD witH tHE DEViL's HELP !(_ILLS ffiAR._GAR._Et s , ~~qfHER, VALEntinE , WHO SEES FAust LEAVE His sistEl(S HUmBLE LittLE SLEEP-'C HAillBER, HEnR.Y Ano tHE DEViL ARf: FOR.CED to SK_iP town ; ,-tHEY HEAD FO R._~ CA_Bin tHE DEViL l(_EEPS on LAK_E SUPER!OR.. TTEAR._ DuLUtH. ti-iEY BR.iTTG t HEiR._ O.Wn :,:wAtER. j Ano StAY A YEAR. ' , , .. ,. ,;I,

in SoutH BEno, ffiAR._GARf:t HAS HEnRY'S CHiLD, ATTD CR.B,ZED witH GR!EF Ano SHAmE, DR.Owns it in A· CR.EEi(, tHiS is tHE comic HiGH Point OF GoEtHE's ORiGinAL PLAY, Ano OTTE OF tHE most DE(iGHtFULLY URJ3 ATTE momEnts in ALL OF GER._mAn LitER..AtUR._E. in A HiLAR.tous COURJR._OOm SEQYETTCE, ffiAR._GAR..Et is convictEo OF IDURJ)ER._Ano SEntEnCED to Di£ At tHE inoi ATTA StAtE PRison in m iCH iGA n C itY. SHE Si TTGS A LULLABY ( .. SA n D IDA n's Co m i TTG ") tHOUGH HER. BABY is, OF COURSE, DEAD. SHE sinGs tHE SOTTG to A BLATTl(_Et!

HEnR.Y AttEmPts to Rf:SCUE ffiAR._GAR._Et WHO is ALR._EADY in tHE SPiRit WOR!.,D in SPiRit But BECAUSE SHE WAS so GOOD in LiFE, tHE AnG ELS comE oown ADD tAK..E HER.OFF to HEAVETT EVETT BEFOR._E SHE is DEAD. HETTR._Y is imPR._ESSED . HE ASK.S t H E LO R..D FOR.. F O R..G j VE TT ES S A TT D t A l(_E S SO m E OF t H E p O i SO n HE G AVE ffiAR.GAR.Et's motHER. tHE DEViL LAUGHS, His own m OVE to HEAVED SEEffiS im?JinEnt; HE SAYS HE'S GOinG HOIDE to PACK.., HETTR._Y, EXPiR.in G noisiLY, witH TTEitHER.DiGnity TTOR._COUR._AGE (HE tRiEs to inoucE vomitinG to Rio HimSELF . OF tHE Poison) ASl(_S AGAin FOR._FOR._GiVETTESS. tHE DEVIL LAUG HS But Lo! tHE A DGELS DESCETT D. t HE LOR._D 's VO i CE Booms DOW n .. HE is SAV ED." H ED R.Y AS~Enos_ to HEAVED, FAVORinG tHE DEViL witH A LittLE WAVE AS HE GOES. At ~ . tHJS POint, tHE imPAR!iAL OBSER._VER. if OTTE SUCH COULD BE FOU nD. micHt AG J\E E t HA t t H E . D EV i L H A s B E E n D E n i E D t H E V i Ct O R..Y t O w H i C H H E w As Ent It LE_ D. p R..E DIC t AB Ly' H E j s An G R . ..Y. VE R..Y A n G R..Y. t HE n' A Ft E R. Rf\ GE. DEPR._ESSIOn, DEEP DEPR._ESSion. HE StAnos ALOTIE in tHE CELL. HEAD o own . f, BEAtEn. EVETT tH E LOR._D W t . . en A . . ' A CH ITIG FR..Om ABOVE, FEELS SOR._R._Y FOR..Hlffi. s 'I WJTID BEGJnS to BLOW, A WAR.ID DR._Y wino tHE DEViL'S HAiR..iS R.VFFLED A

tH~ BR_EEZE FR.ESHETIS. His CAPE BiLLOWS to t~E EAst HE WAGS HiS tAiL. HE tHITil(_S OF SOmEtHinc tHAt ffiAK..ES Him VER._Y, VER._Y HAPP~. ("HAPPY Enoinc").

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