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ma come madre a suo figlio benigna, 60 to Caesar, but kind as a mother to her son,
 
    tal fatto è fiorentino e cambia e merca, 61 'there is one, become a Florentine, who is in trade
 
che si sarebbe vòlto a Simifonti, 62 and changes money, who would be sent straight back
 
là dove andava l'avolo a la cerca; 63 to Semifonte, where his granddad scoured the country.
 
    sariesi Montemurlo ancor de' Conti; 64 'Montemurlo would still owe fealty to the Conti,
 
sarieno i Cerchi nel piovier d'Acone, 65 the Cerchi would be in the parish of Acone,
 
e forse in Valdigrieve i Buondelmonti. 66 and the Buondelmonti might remain in Valdigreve.
 
    Sempre la confusion de le persone 67 'Intermingling of peoples has ever been
 
principio fu del mal de la cittade, 68 the source of all the city's ills,
 
come del vostro il cibo che s'appone; 69 as eating in excess is to the body.
 
    e cieco toro più avaccio cade 70 'A blind bull is more prone to fall
 
che cieco agnello; e molte volte taglia 71 than a blind lamb, and frequently a single sword
 
più e meglio una che le cinque spade. 72 cuts deeper and more sharp than five.
 
    Se tu riguardi Luni e Orbisaglia 73 'If you consider Luni, Urbisaglia --
 
come sono ite, e come se ne vanno 74 how they've ceased to be -- and how Chiusi

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