The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
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The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

by

Mark Twain
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The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg Symbols

The Sack of Gold

The sack of fake gold that the stranger brings to Hadleyburg symbolizes how easily people succumb to temptation if they’ve never had to test their integrity. Because the citizens of Hadleyburg are so proud of…

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