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[VERSE SPOKEN BY DANTE ORIGINALLY]<br />
DANTE versifies:<br />
INF C7 106-107 / DANTE INF C7 106-108 / KLINE<br />
In la palude va c'ha nome Stige This woeful stream forms the marsh called Styx,<br />
questo tristo ruscel, quand' è disceso when it has fallen to the foot<br />
INF C7 109-114 / KLINE<br />
And I who stood there, intent on seeing, saw muddy people in the fen, naked, and all with the look of anger. They<br />
were striking each other, not only with hands, but head, chest, and feet, mangling each other with their teeth, bite by<br />
bite.<br />
VIRGIL POINTS INTO THE DARKNESS.<br />
VIRGIL:<br />
INF C7 115-117 / DANTE INF C7 115-117 / KLINE<br />
Lo buon maestro disse: «Figlio, or vedi The kind master said: Now, son,<br />
l'anime di color cui vinse l'ira; see the souls of those overcome by anger,<br />
e anche vo' che tu per certo credi and also, I want you to know, in truth,<br />
VIRGIL BENDS TO LOOK INTO THE WATER.<br />
VIRGIL:<br />
INF C7 118-120 / DANTE INF C7 118-120 / KLINE<br />
che sotto l'acqua è gente che sospira, there are people under the water, who sigh,<br />
e fanno pullular quest' acqua al summo, and make it bubble on the surface,<br />
come l'occhio ti dice, u' che s'aggira. as your eye can see whichever way it turns.<br />
INF C7 121-123 / DANTE<br />
Fitti nel limo dicon: ``Tristi fummo Fixed in the slime they say: “We were sullen<br />
ne l'aere dolce che dal sol s'allegra, in the sweet air, that is gladdened by the sun,<br />
portando dentro accidïoso fummo: bearing indolent smoke in our hearts:<br />
INF C7 124 / DANTE INF C7 124 / KLINE<br />
or ci attristiam ne la belletta negra". now we lie here, sullen, in the black mire.”<br />
VIRGIL:<br />
INF C7 124 / DANTE INF C7 124 / KLINE<br />
or ci attristiam ne la belletta negra". now we lie here, sullen, in the black mire.”<br />
DANTE BENDS DOWN TO LISTEN, THEN CLUTCHES HIS THROAT AND GURGLES, CLOSING THE CANTO.<br />
CANTO 8<br />
DANTE:<br />
INF C7 125-126 INF C7 125-126<br />
Quest' inno si gorgoglian ne la strozza, This measure they gurgle in their throats,<br />
ché dir nol posson con parola integra». because they cannot utter it in full speech.<br />
INF C7 127-130 / KLINE<br />
So we covered a large arc of the loathsome swamp, between the dry bank and its core, our eyes turned towards those<br />
who swallow its filth: we came at last to the base of a tower.<br />
INF C8 1-3 / KLINE<br />
I say, pursuing my theme, that long before we reached the base of the high tower, our eyes looked upwards to its<br />
summit,<br />
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