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22	Quando ci scorse Cerbero, il gran vermo,	When Cerberus -- that huge worm -- noticed us,
23	le bocche aperse e mostrocci le sanne;	he opened up his jaws and showed his fangs.
24	non avea membro che tenesse fermo.	There was no part of him he held in check.
25	E 'l duca mio distese le sue spanne,	But then my leader spread his hands,
26	prese la terra, e con piene le pugna	picked up some earth, and with full fists
27	la gittò dentro a le bramose canne.	tossed soil into the ravenous gullets.
28	Qual è quel cane ch'abbaiando agogna,	As the dog that yelps with craving
29	e si racqueta poi che 'l pasto morde,	grows quiet while it chews its food,
30	ché solo a divorarlo intende e pugna,	absorbed in trying to devour it,
31	cotai si fecer quelle facce lorde	the foul heads of that demon Cerberus were stilled,