After the mist had cleared up, Scrooge found himself in a gloomy cemetery. He looked around and was surprised by a mysterious cloaked figure standing behind him, who then removed his hood to show his real face. He said, "Hello. I'm the Ghost of Christmas Future (Felix the Yeoman Warder)." Scrooge replied, "Oh, I should've guessed." The Ghost continued, "I see you've already learned quite a lot from those two spirits, eh? Well, it's not over yet; as you are about to see the consequences of your actions!" Scrooge nodded in response. He then asked, "Is it true that my employee's child will die by this time?" As heartbreaking as it is, the answer was a yes, for the Ghost pointed towards a distant part of the graveyard where sniffing and sobbing could be heard. Tori had indeed succumb to her illness as predicted by the previous spirit. Bob placed her crutch on the top of her headstone and said while tears flowed down his eyes, "G-goodbye, my dear Tori. May you have a safe and pleasant journey to the afterlife. I love you." He then left to join his wife. Devastated, Scrooge remarked, "I-I just can't believe it. The poor little girl!" The Ghost remarked, "And that's not all. Come, I'll show you something else." He agreed and followed him. In another area, we find two gravediggers discussing about how happy they were that no one attended the funeral of a man who was about to be buried next. Once they finished and walked off, the Ghost told Scrooge to clean the snow-covered grave. He did so and gasped in horror upon reading its epitaph: Here lies Ebenezer Scrooge. A greedy fellow now forever disgraced in Eternity. "Nooo! This cannot be real!" The Ghost replied, "Sadly, it is. Those terrible actions of yours will eventually lead to your lonely demise." Scrooge begged, "But what about everything the other spirits said? Please! Tell me I still have time to redeem myself!" The ground suddenly began to shake, causing Scrooge to fall right into his tomb. While he managed to hold on to a small branch for dear life, he was REALLY frightened out of his wits as the coffin below opened to reveal the gateway to Hell! Scrooge screamed, "AHHH!!! Spirit, HELP!! Get me out of here!" Unfortunately, the Ghost only stared at him and replied, "Sorry, Ebenezer Scrooge. It's too late. Fare thee well!..." He then disappeared as Scrooge was now left to his own devices. "No, no, no! Don't leave me, spirit!", he shouted helplessly. The branch soon broke off. "Let me out! I'll CHANGE!!!"
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