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                        With getting evening Faust has left the festival and has 
                        returned to his study. He takes in a dog that had been 
                        following him from far. With closing his study his positive 
                        state of mind is lost and he is back to his desperation. 
                        In this state of mind the dog turns into Mephistopheles. 
                        But the famous contract between Faust and Mephistopheles 
                        is not yet made.  
                         
                        Mephistopheles wants to leave but cannot because pentagram 
                        (a sign similar to the David-star, but only with five 
                        points) prevents it. To Faust it seems ridiculous that 
                        the king of hell is subject to such a necessity, but this 
                        is the way it is. Also in hell there are rules. He could 
                        enter because the pentagram was not painted perfectly, 
                        but now this pentagram (even if it's not perfect) prevents 
                        him from leaving. After Faust has fallen asleep (thanks 
                        to Mephistopheles' magic powers) Mephistopheles calls 
                        for a rat to destroy the pentagram. This way he gets out. 
                         
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