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Why does Bitzer refuse to release Tom, and what does it reveal?
A
Personal hatred of Tom
B
Pure self-interest (Tom's job); his heart is 'accessible to Reason... and to nothing else'—the perfect product of Gradgrind's fact-only system, turned against its maker
C
Loyalty to Stephen's memory
D
Fear of Bounderby
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