The Presbyter and Satan by Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Fyodor Dostoevsky wrote a story on the walls of his jail in 1849 under the title "The Presbyter and Satan"
Satan said to the priest: "Hello, fat little father! What made you lie to these poor, misguided people? What tortures of hell did you fool them with? Do not you know that they already suffer the torments of hell in their lives on Earth? Do not you know that you and the state authorities are my delegates on the earth? You are the one who makes them suffer the pain of hell that threatens them. Do not you know this? Well then, come with me! "
The devil pulled the priest out of his collar, lifted him high into the air, and carried him to the place where iron was cast in a factory. There he saw the workers crushing back and forth , scorching in the scorching heat.
The heavy air soon outstrips the prospect of the priest,Pleading with Satan and tears in his eyes: "Let me go! Let me leave this hell! "
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