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Posted Dec 23, 2004 3:34 UTC (Thu) by freeio (guest, #9622)
Parent article: SCO ends another year

This turn of events with SCO seems to resemble the end of Faust, wherein Dr. Faust became more and more disturbed at having to live up to his part of the deal he made with Mephistopheles. (For those who do not remember, Dr. Faust sold his soul to be delivered later, for present worldly pleasure.)

The change of demeanor of Darl would seem to reflect a Faustion premonition.


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Faust

Posted Dec 23, 2004 9:03 UTC (Thu) by eru (subscriber, #2753) [Link]

This turn of events with SCO seems to resemble the end of Faust, wherein Dr. Faust became more and more disturbed at having to live up to his part of the deal he made with Mephistopheles. (For those who do not remember, Dr. Faust sold his soul to be delivered later, for present worldly pleasure.)

If I remember correctly, in Goethe's version of the story Faust escaped the devil in the end, because he used his gifts for good. Does not look much like SCO...

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