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    "Omai convien che tu così ti spoltre," 46 'Now must you cast off sloth,' my master said.
 
disse 'l maestro; "ché, seggendo in piuma, 47 'Sitting on feather cushions or stretched out
 
in fama non si vien, né sotto coltre; 48 under comforters, no one comes to fame.
 
    sanza la qual chi sua vita consuma, 49 'Without fame, he who spends his time on earth
 
cotal vestigio in terra di sé lascia, 50 leaves only such a mark upon the world
 
qual fummo in aere e in acqua la schiuma. 51 as smoke does on the air or foam on water.

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