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ben dee da lui procedere ogne lutto. 36 he is fit to be the source of every sorrow.
 
    Oh quanto parve a me gran maraviglia 37 Oh, what a wonder it appeared to me
 
quand' io vidi tre facce a la sua testa! 38 when I perceived three faces on his head.
 
L'una dinanzi, e quella era vermiglia; 39 The first, in front, was red in color.
 
    l'altr' eran due, che s'aggiugnieno a questa 40 Another two he had, each joined with this,
 
sovresso 'l mezzo di ciascuna spalla, 41 above the midpoint of each shoulder,
 
e sé giugnieno al loco de la cresta: 42 and all the three united at the crest.
 
    e la destra parea tra bianca e gialla; 43 The one on the right was a whitish yellow,
 
la sinistra a vedere era tal, quali 44 while the left-hand one was tinted like the people
 
vegnon di là onde 'l Nilo s'avvalla. 45 living at the sources of the Nile.
 
    Sotto ciascuna uscivan due grand' ali, 46 Beneath each face two mighty wings emerged,
 
quanto si convenia a tanto uccello: 47 such as befit so vast a bird:
 
vele di mar non vid' io mai cotali. 48 I never saw such massive sails at sea.
 
    Non avean penne, ma di vispistrello 49 They were featherless and fashioned
 
era lor modo; e quelle svolazzava, 50 like a bat's wings. When he flapped them,

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