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* In the first story arc of Creator/{{Christopher Priest|Comics}}'s run on ''ComicBook/BlackPanther'', Everett Ross accidentally sells his soul to Mephisto for a pair of pants.
* When various Creator/DCComics villains were offered anything for their souls by the demon Neron in the ''ComicBook/UnderworldUnleashed'' crossover, ComicBook/TheJoker wished for a box of cigars. Granted, there is no doubt that Joker was going to hell anyway, and he makes it clear that they're good cigars.

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* ''ComicBook/BlackPanther'': In the first story arc of Creator/{{Christopher Priest|Comics}}'s run on ''ComicBook/BlackPanther'', [[ComicBook/BlackPanther1998 run]], Everett Ross accidentally sells his soul to Mephisto for a pair of pants.
* ''ComicBook/UnderworldUnleashed'': When various Creator/DCComics villains were offered anything for their souls by the demon Neron in the ''ComicBook/UnderworldUnleashed'' crossover, ComicBook/TheJoker wished for a box of cigars. Granted, there is no doubt that Joker was going to hell anyway, and he makes it clear that they're good cigars.



* In one ''Terry Fuckwit'' strip in ''ComicBook/{{Viz}}'', God offers Terry Fuckwit eternal life in Heaven in exchange for taking his cakes out of the oven. The Devil interrupts and offers him an alternative deal: "why not sell me your soul for this dried up piece of dogshit?" Terry Fuckwit accepts the Devil's offer.

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* ''ComicBook/{{Viz}}'': In one ''Terry Fuckwit'' strip in ''ComicBook/{{Viz}}'', strip, God offers Terry Fuckwit eternal life in Heaven in exchange for taking his cakes out of the oven. The Devil interrupts and offers him an alternative deal: "why not sell me your soul for this dried up piece of dogshit?" Terry Fuckwit accepts the Devil's offer.
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-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheCupheadShow'', "Sweater Off Dead"

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* ''Website/SCPFoundation'': [[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-5721 SCP-5721]] is a (fictional) paragraph within the [[ReadTheFinePrint Terms of Service]] for the messaging software Discord that signs over the users' souls to the [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greco-Roman goddess Eris]], allowing her to [[VampiricDraining drain]] users' LifeEnergy [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly as a substitute for actual worship]]. "The majority of users who read the clause were found to have assumed it was a joke, as Discord is known for its humorous loading screens."
** In SCP-738, a desk where anyone who sits can make a deal with the devil, Test 4 involved a mentally disabled test subject. The result was a contract where the test subject sold his favorite toy to the devil for a sloppy joe sandwich. After the test, an audible sigh was heard on the recording.

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* ''Website/SCPFoundation'': ''Website/SCPFoundation'':
** Test 4 of
[[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-738 SCP-738]], a desk where anyone who sits can make a deal with the devil, involved a mentally disabled test subject. The result was a contract where the test subject sold his favorite toy to the devil for a sloppy joe sandwich. After the test, an audible sigh was heard on the recording.
** [[https://scp-wiki.
wikidot.com/scp-5721 SCP-5721]] is a (fictional) paragraph within the [[ReadTheFinePrint Terms of Service]] for the messaging software Discord that signs over the users' souls to the [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greco-Roman goddess Eris]], allowing her to [[VampiricDraining drain]] users' LifeEnergy [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly as a substitute for actual worship]]. "The majority of users who read the clause were found to have assumed it was a joke, as Discord is known for its humorous loading screens."
** In SCP-738, a desk where anyone who sits can make a deal with the devil, Test 4 involved a mentally disabled test subject. The result was a contract where the test subject sold his favorite toy to the devil for a sloppy joe sandwich. After the test, an audible sigh was heard on the recording.
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* In the episode "Go To Hell" of ''WebVideo/RosssGameDungeon'', Ross mentions a scheme where he and his buddy from his college's print shop would gave away free candy -- all the receiver had to do was sign a contract giving one of them their soul. [[InsaneTrollLogic Apparently these contracts were valid because his friend worked at a notary office]].

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* ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'': In his review of ''Film/TheCatInTheHat,'' The Critic is stuck babysitting Satan's daughter because he sold his soul for a good Zod impression.
* In the ''WebVideo/RosssGameDungeon'' episode "Go To Hell" of ''WebVideo/RosssGameDungeon'', Hell", Ross mentions a scheme where he and his buddy from his college's print shop would gave away free candy -- all the receiver had to do was sign a contract giving one of them their soul. [[InsaneTrollLogic Apparently these contracts were valid because his friend worked at a notary office]].



* WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic: In his review of ''Film/TheCatInTheHat,'' The Critic is stuck babysitting Satan's daughter because he sold his soul for a good Zod impression.
* ''WebVideo/UltraFastPony:'' Rarity gives her soul to the demon Maud, and all she asks for in return is for Maud to pull a really petty prank against Rainbow Dash. Of course, this version of Rarity is [[TooKinkyToTorture such an over-the-top masochist]], it would be totally in-character for her to ''want'' to end up in Hell anyway.

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* WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic: In his review of ''Film/TheCatInTheHat,'' The Critic is stuck babysitting Satan's daughter because he sold his soul for a good Zod impression.
* ''WebVideo/UltraFastPony:''
''WebVideo/UltraFastPony'': Rarity gives her soul to the demon Maud, and all she asks for in return is for Maud to pull a really petty prank against Rainbow Dash. Of course, this version of Rarity is [[TooKinkyToTorture such an over-the-top masochist]], it would be totally in-character for her to ''want'' to end up in Hell anyway.



* ''WesternAnimation/TheCupheadShow'': In "Sweater Off Dead" the only thing protecting Cuphead from the Devil claiming his soul is a special invisible sweater made by Mugman. At one point the Devil offers him ten dollars to take off the sweater and he's about to go do it until Mugman chides him that his soul is more than ten dollars. Cuphead agrees and [[ComicallyMissingThePoint asks for twenty dollars instead]].
* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': In "A Picture's Worth a Thousand Bucks", Peter says that he'd sell his soul to be famous. The Devil hears him and is eager to buy, but his assistant tells him that Peter already sold his soul in 1976 for [[Music/TheBeeGees Bee Gees]] tickets, and again in 1981 for ''half a Mallomar''.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheCupheadShow'': In "Sweater "[[Recap/TheCupheadShowS1E8SweaterOffDead Sweater Off Dead" Dead]]", the only thing protecting Cuphead from the Devil claiming his soul is a special invisible sweater made by Mugman. At one point the Devil offers him ten dollars to take off the sweater and he's about to go do it until Mugman chides him that his soul is more than ten dollars. Cuphead agrees and [[ComicallyMissingThePoint asks for twenty dollars instead]].
* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': In "A Picture's "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS2E11APictureIsWorthAThousandBucks A Picture is Worth a Thousand Bucks", Bucks]]", Peter says that he'd sell his soul to be famous. The Devil hears him and is eager to buy, but his assistant tells him that Peter already sold his soul in 1976 for [[Music/TheBeeGees Bee Gees]] tickets, and again in 1981 for ''half a Mallomar''.



* In ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016'' episode, "Our Brand Is Chaos", Bubbles and Buttercup are a dollar short to buy a bobsled they want. HIM offers to give them a dollar... at the expense of something precious they care about.

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* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016'': In ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016'' episode, "Our "[[Recap/ThePowerpuffGirls2016S03E30OurBrandIsChaos Our Brand Is Chaos", Chaos]]", Bubbles and Buttercup are a dollar short to buy a bobsled they want. HIM offers to give them a dollar... at the expense of something precious they care about.



* ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'', In "Chicken He Clucked", Cubby is driven mad by the constant smell of chicken due to living next to a chicken stand, so he eagerly sells his soul to a demon named Morganon to rid the world of all chickens. Morganon, embarrassed by such a request, tries to offer him his own country but Cubby refuses to budge. Morganon compromises by offering the power to make anything he wants to disappear, thus allowing him to get rid of the chickens himself. [[spoiler: Morganon later becomes a laughingstock and teams up with the Ghostbusters to break the deal with Cubby.]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'', ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'': In "Chicken "[[Recap/TheRealGhostbustersS2E18ChickenHeClucked Chicken, He Clucked", Clucked]]", Cubby is driven mad by the constant smell of chicken due to living next to a chicken stand, so he eagerly sells his soul to a demon named Morganon to rid the world of all chickens. Morganon, embarrassed by such a request, tries to offer him his own country but Cubby refuses to budge. Morganon compromises by offering the power to make anything he wants to disappear, thus allowing him to get rid of the chickens himself. [[spoiler: Morganon [[spoiler:Morganon later becomes a laughingstock and teams up with the Ghostbusters to break the deal with Cubby.]]



** In "Born Again Krabs", the Flying Dutchman bets [=SpongeBob=] that Mr. Krabs is so greedy he'd sell ''[=SpongeBob's=]'' soul for a couple of bucks. The Dutchman then offers Krabs all the change in his pocket--even clarifying when asked that it's [[ComicallySmallBribe 62 cents]]--for [=SpongeBob's=] soul. Krabs accepts without hesitation. [[EveryoneHasStandards Even Squidward was disgusted by this]].
** In "Money Talks", Mr. Krabs sells his soul to the Flying Dutchman in exchange for the ability to talk to money. When Mr. Krabs' money talks him into spending them (specifically, on things he doesn't want, like corn dogs, fairy princess outfits, and diapers), Mr. Krabs tries to get his soul back from the Flying Dutchman, only for the Flying Dutchman to claim his soul anyway. The Flying Dutchman soon finds out that Mr. Krabs has already sold his soul to various monsters, as well as [=SpongeBob=], who tells the Flying Dutchman that Mr. Krabs was five dollars short on his last payday.

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** In "Born "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS3E16BornAgainKrabsIHadAnAccident Born Again Krabs", Krabs]]", the Flying Dutchman bets [=SpongeBob=] that Mr. Krabs is so greedy he'd sell ''[=SpongeBob's=]'' soul for a couple of bucks. The Dutchman then offers Krabs all the change in his pocket--even pocket -- even clarifying when asked that it's [[ComicallySmallBribe 62 cents]]--for cents]] -- for [=SpongeBob's=] soul. Krabs accepts without hesitation. [[EveryoneHasStandards Even Squidward was is disgusted by this]].
** In "Money Talks", "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS5E8 Money Talks]]", Mr. Krabs sells his soul to the Flying Dutchman in exchange for the ability to talk to money. When Mr. Krabs' money talks him into spending them (specifically, on things he doesn't want, like corn dogs, fairy princess outfits, and diapers), Mr. Krabs tries to get his soul back from the Flying Dutchman, only for the Flying Dutchman to claim his soul anyway. The Flying Dutchman soon finds out that Mr. Krabs has already sold his soul to various monsters, as well as [=SpongeBob=], who tells the Flying Dutchman that Mr. Krabs was five dollars short on his last payday.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ScaryGodmother'': This is subverted when offered. After Harry eats all the food at Scary Godmother's Halloween party they decide to order pizza. Harry ends up ordering twelve extra large pizzas, coming to $197. When the delivery skeleton gives her the bill, he offers her the alternative to just sign for it instead, complete with his lisp voice [[EvilSoundsDeep changing into a deep evil growl]] and the contract literally burning with flames. Scary Godmother looks over it for a moment and politely declines, saying "my soul is worth more than twelve pizzas".
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** "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E4BartSellsHisSoul Bart Sells His Soul]]": [[JustifiedTrope In an attempt to prove the soul doesn't exist]], Bart writes "Bart Simpson's Soul" on a piece of paper and sells it to Milhouse for $5. Milhouse in turn trades it to the Comic Book Guy for ''Series/{{ALF}}'' pogs. Bart, meanwhile, experiences some unusual happenings, apparently due to now being [[TheSoulless soulless]], and spends the episode trying to retrieve the piece of paper.

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** A canon example from "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E4BartSellsHisSoul Bart Sells His Soul]]": [[JustifiedTrope In an attempt to prove the soul doesn't exist]], Bart writes "Bart Simpson's Soul" on a piece of paper and sells it to Milhouse for $5. Milhouse in turn trades it to the Comic Book Guy for ''Series/{{ALF}}'' pogs. Bart, meanwhile, experiences some unusual happenings, apparently due to now being [[TheSoulless soulless]], and spends the episode trying to retrieve the piece of paper.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'', In "Chicken He Clucked", Cubby is driven mad by the constant smell of chicken due to living next to a chicken stand, so he eagerly sells his soul to a demon named Morganon to rid the world of all chickens. Morganon, embarrassed by such a request, tries to offer him his own country but Cubby refuses to budge. Morganon compromises by offering the power to make anything he wants to disappear, thus allowing him to get rid of the chickens himself. [[spoiler: Morganon later becomes a laughingstock and teams up with the Ghostbusters to break the deal with Cubby.]]
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* ''VideoGame/BaldursGateIII'': One of the books you can pick up is an erotic play where a man sells his soul to a cambion. There is also a pamphlet containing an interview with the author, where the interviewer asks if the play is supposed to [[DoNotDoThisCoolThing encourage people to sell their souls]], before incredulously asking if he seriously sold his soul to make the play a success.
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[TropeNamers A donut]] to [[JustForPun die]] for.]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[TropeNamers A donut]] to [[JustForPun [[{{Pun}} die]] for.]]
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* Music/{{Mitski}}'s "The Deal" is about the narrator selling her soul in exchange for... not having to have a soul anymore.
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* ''Anime/Devilman1972'': Jacon's victims had some rather small desires; Hairo wanted to go ice skating with his friends when he was stuck home studying, Alphonse wanted to drive fast while he was stuck in a traffic jam; the only one who had a greater goal was Chaco who wanted to kill Alphonse after his reckless driving caused a car accident that injured Hairo.

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* ''Anime/Devilman1972'': ''Anime/{{Devilman}}'': Jacon's victims had some rather small desires; Hairo wanted to go ice skating with his friends when he was stuck home studying, Alphonse wanted to drive fast while he was stuck in a traffic jam; the only one who had a greater goal was Chaco who wanted to kill Alphonse after his reckless driving caused a car accident that injured Hairo.
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* ''Fanfic/VowOfNudity'': PlayedForDrama in Fiora's backstory. While a university student, she helped one of her professors rid the world of demonic artifacts, only for the school to inexplicably revoke her sponsorship and drum her out the day before the final exam. When she attends and takes it in disguise, just to prove she could have passed, she realizes mid-test that the professor had tainted everybody's alchemy ingredients and the test-takers were unknowingly creating a summoning circle for imminent demonic invasion. Knowing nobody would ever believe her in time, she urgently sells her soul to a different demon in exchange for a one-use explosive vial that she uses to murder the professor and disrupt the exams. When Haara meets her, she's spent years as a demonic thrall embittered about sacrificing her soul in a way that was guaranteed to give her nothing and ruin her life.
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->'''Mugman:''' No, Cuphead! Your soul's worth more than ten bucks!''\\

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->'''Mugman:''' No, Cuphead! Your soul's worth more than ten bucks!''\\bucks!\\
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->'''Squidward:''' Mr. Krabs, I can't believe I'm saying this, but how could you trade [=SpongeBob=] for ''62 cents?!''\\
'''Mr. Krabs:''' You think I could have gotten more?
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS3E16BornAgainKrabsIHadAnAccident Born Again Krabs]]"

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->'''Squidward:''' Mr. Krabs, I can't believe I'm saying this, but how could you trade [=SpongeBob=] for ''62 cents?!''\\
'''Mr. Krabs:''' You think I could have gotten more?
->'''Mugman:''' No, Cuphead! Your soul's worth more than ten bucks!''\\
'''Cuphead:''' Hey, you're right! Make it twenty.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS3E16BornAgainKrabsIHadAnAccident Born Again Krabs]]"
''WesternAnimation/TheCupheadShow'', "Sweater Off Dead"
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* In ''Series/{{Dinosaurs}}'', Earl once traded his soul for a mug.

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* In ''Series/{{Dinosaurs}}'', Earl once traded his soul for a mug. [[spoiler:When the Devil shows up to collect, Earl finds out the mug came with a warranty that allows him to claim a total refund if he's not satisfied. Said "refund" came as a ResetButtonEnding that turned time back to the moment the Devil showed up to offer the deal]].
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* In the ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'' Episode "Damn Bundys", the Devil appears, wanting Al's soul. Al immediately runs up to him and says "Deal!" The Devil remarks that "Tom Arnold put up more of a fight." Averted when Al makes a legitimate deal: Trading his soul in exchange for playing for the Chicago Bears and leading them to a Super Bowl.

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* In the ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'' Episode "Damn Bundys", the Devil appears, wanting Al's soul. Al immediately runs up to him and says "Deal!" The Devil remarks that "Tom Arnold put up more of a fight." Averted when Al makes a legitimate deal: Trading his soul in exchange for playing for the Chicago Bears and leading them to a Super Bowl. Discussed when Kelly doesn't expect Al's soul to be worth more than a Canadian penny.
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-->'''Blossom:''' THEY TRADED MY SOUL FOR A BOBSLED?!\\
'''HIM:''' Well, technically, they traded it for a dollar.

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-->'''Blossom:''' THEY TRADED SOLD MY SOUL FOR A BOBSLED?!\\
'''HIM:''' Well, technically, they traded sold it for a dollar.
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* ''Website/SCPFoundation'': [[http://www.scpwiki.com/scp-5721 SCP-5721]] is a (fictional) paragraph within the [[ReadTheFinePrint Terms of Service]] for the messaging software Discord that signs over the users' souls to the [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greco-Roman goddess Eris]], allowing her to [[VampiricDraining drain]] users' LifeEnergy [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly as a substitute for actual worship]]. "The majority of users who read the clause were found to have assumed it was a joke, as Discord is known for its humorous loading screens."

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* ''Website/SCPFoundation'': [[http://www.scpwiki.[[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-5721 SCP-5721]] is a (fictional) paragraph within the [[ReadTheFinePrint Terms of Service]] for the messaging software Discord that signs over the users' souls to the [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greco-Roman goddess Eris]], allowing her to [[VampiricDraining drain]] users' LifeEnergy [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly as a substitute for actual worship]]. "The majority of users who read the clause were found to have assumed it was a joke, as Discord is known for its humorous loading screens."
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-->-- ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''

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-->-- ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''
''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS3E16BornAgainKrabsIHadAnAccident Born Again Krabs]]"
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* ''Film/TheWitch'': [[spoiler: the "luxuries" that Satan offers to Thomasin are all pretty simple and mundane, but given the austere lifestyle she has lived, they prove to be enough to tempt her.]]
-->"Wouldst thou like the taste of butter? A pretty dress? Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?"
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** In "Born Again Krabs", the Flying Dutchman bets [=SpongeBob=] that Mr. Krabs is so greedy he'd sell ''[=SpongeBob's=]'' soul for a nickel. The Dutchman then offers Krabs all the change in his pockets--62 cents--for [=SpongeBob's=] soul. Krabs accepts without hesitation. [[EveryoneHasStandards Even Squidward was disgusted by this]].

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** In "Born Again Krabs", the Flying Dutchman bets [=SpongeBob=] that Mr. Krabs is so greedy he'd sell ''[=SpongeBob's=]'' soul for a nickel. couple of bucks. The Dutchman then offers Krabs all the change in his pockets--62 cents--for pocket--even clarifying when asked that it’s [[ComicallySmallBribe 62 cents]]--for [=SpongeBob's=] soul. Krabs accepts without hesitation. [[EveryoneHasStandards Even Squidward was disgusted by this]].

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