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The Devil And Tom Walker Analysis

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When a person comes upon a man in the woods that claims to be the devil and he gives you proof that he is such a person. Look back upon the Story of The Devil and Tom Walker for to use as a guide of things not to do. Tom Walker achives his walth throght a contract with the Divil for his sould. This is the price that everyone know that the devil asks for when you make a deal with him for wealth and power. In this instince Tom Walker was going to refuse the devils offer for if he had taken it that would of made his wife happy and she would of peobly killed hime or hid the money oaway so to spite his wife tom walker refused the condition the devil gave him. His wife did not like this so she shen to the woods o make a deal with the devil for

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