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    guardai in alto e vidi le sue spalle 16 looking up, I saw its shoulders
 
vestite già de' raggi del pianeta 17 arrayed in the first light of the planet
 
che mena dritto altrui per ogne calle. 18 that leads men straight, no matter what their road.
 
    Allor fu la paura un poco queta, 19 Then the fear that had endured
 
che nel lago del cor m'era durata 20 in the lake of my heart, all the night
 
la notte ch'i' passai con tanta pieta. 21 I spent in such distress, was calmed.
 
    E come quei che con lena affannata, 22 And as one who, with laboring breath,
 
uscito fuor del pelago a la riva, 23 has escaped from the deep to the shore
 
si volge a l'acqua perigliosa e guata, 24 turns and looks back at the perilous waters,
 
    così l'animo mio, ch'ancor fuggiva, 25 so my mind, still in flight,
 
si volse a retro a rimirar lo passo 26 turned back to look once more upon the pass
 
che non lasciò già mai persona viva. 27 no mortal being ever left alive.
 
    Poi ch'èi posato un poco il corpo lasso, 28 After I rested my wearied flesh a while,
 
ripresi via per la piaggia diserta, 29 I took my way again along the desert slope,
 
sì che 'l piè fermo sempre era 'l più basso. 30 my firm foot always lower than the other.

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