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64	Ed elli a lui: "Tu prima m'invïasti	And the other answered him: 'It was you who first
65	verso Parnaso a ber ne le sue grotte,	set me toward Parnassus to drink in its grottoes,
66	e prima appresso Dio m'alluminasti.	and you who first lit my way toward God.
67	Facesti come quei che va di notte,	'You were as one who goes by night, carrying
68	che porta il lume dietro e sé non giova,	the light behind him--it is no help to him,
69	ma dopo sé fa le persone dotte,	but instructs all those who follow--
70	quando dicesti: 'Secol si rinova;	'when you said: "The centuries turn new again.
71	torna giustizia e primo tempo umano,	Justice returns with the first age of man,
72	e progenïe scende da ciel nova.'	new progeny descends from Heaven."
73	Per te poeta fui, per te cristiano:	'Through you I was a poet, through you a Christian.
74	ma perché veggi mei ciò ch'io disegno,	But, that you may see better what I outline,
75	a colorare stenderò la mano.	I will set my hand to fill the colors in.