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    Ed elli a me: "L'angoscia de le genti 19 And he to me: 'The anguish of the souls
 
che son qua giù, nel viso mi dipigne 20 below us paints my face
 
quella pietà che tu per tema senti. 21 with pity you mistake for fear.
 
    Andiam, ché la via lunga ne sospigne." 22 'Let us go, for the long road calls us.'
 
Così si mise e così mi fé intrare 23 Thus he went first and had me enter
 
nel primo cerchio che l'abisso cigne. 24 the first circle girding the abyss.
 
    Quivi, secondo che per ascoltare, 25 Here, as far as I could tell by listening,
 
non avea pianto mai che di sospiri 26 was no lamentation other than the sighs
 
che l'aura etterna facevan tremare; 27 that kept the air forever trembling.
 
    ciò avvenia di duol sanza martìri, 28 These came from grief without torment
 
ch'avean le turbe, ch'eran molte e grandi, 29 borne by vast crowds
 
d'infanti e di femmine e di viri. 30 of men, and women, and little children.
 
    Lo buon maestro a me: "Tu non dimandi 31 My master began: 'You do not ask about
 
che spiriti son questi che tu vedi? 32 the souls you see? I want you to know,
 
Or vo' che sappi, innanzi che più andi, 33 before you venture farther,
 
    ch'ei non peccaro; e s'elli hanno mercedi, 34 'they did not sin. Though they have merit,
 
non basta, perché non ebber battesmo, 35 that is not enough, for they were unbaptized,
 
ch'è porta de la fede che tu credi; 36 denied the gateway to the faith that you profess.

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