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ti veggia con imagine scoverta." 60 that I may see you with your face unveiled.'
 
    Ond' elli: "Frate, il tuo alto disio 61 And he: 'Brother, your lofty wish
 
s'adempierà in su l'ultima spera, 62 shall find fulfillment in the highest sphere,
 
ove s'adempion tutti li altri e 'l mio. 63 where all desires are fulfilled, and mine as well.
 
    Ivi è perfetta, matura e intera 64 'There only all we long for is perfected,
 
ciascuna disïanza; in quella sola 65 ripe, and entire. It is there alone
 
è ogne parte là ove sempr' era, 66 each element remains forever in its place,
 
    perché non è in loco e non s'impola; 67 'for it is not in space and does not turn
 
e nostra scala infino ad essa varca, 68 on poles. Our ladder mounts right up to it
 
onde così dal viso ti s'invola. 69 and thus its top is hidden from your sight.
 
    Infin là sù la vide il patriarca 70 'Jacob the patriarch saw the ladder's highest rungs
 
Iacobbe porger la superna parte, 71 attain that height when, teeming with
 
quando li apparve d'angeli sì carca. 72 a throng of angels, it appeared to him.
 
    Ma, per salirla, mo nessun diparte 73 'But no one bothers now to raise his foot
 
da terra i piedi, e la regola mia 74 up from the earth to climb those rungs,

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