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* TheBet: Two of these form the impetus of the story. First, Mephistopheles wagers with God that he can draw God's favorite human, Faust, away from righteousness. Second, Faust wagers with Mephistopheles that the devil can never make Faust feel a moment of such sublime happiness that he wishes for time to stand still - if Mephistopheles succeeds, Faust will die instantly and serve Mephistopheles in Hell. [[spoiler: While Faust loses his bet with Mephistopheles, that moment of happiness was caused by Faust's good deeds later in life, meaning that the ultimate winner of the wagers is God, who takes Faust's soul up to Heaven.]]


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* LaserGuidedKarma: After all of his scheming, trickery, and manipulations, Mephistopheles eventually manages to fulfill Faust's condition, and wins the wager, claiming his soul. [[spoiler: Except, the transcendental moment that Faust experienced was caused by his good deeds - meaning that while Mephistopheles won the wager with ''Faust'', he lost the wager he had with God, as he had failed to lure Faust away from righteousness, meaning that Faust's soul instead belonged to God and would go to Heaven, meaning that all of Mephistopheles' actions were for naught.]]

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