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130 To hold up roof or ceiling, as a corbel does,
131 we sometimes see a crouching figure,
132 its knees pushed up against its chest,
133 and that unreal depiction may arouse
134 in him who sees it real distress,
135 such were these shapes when I could make them out.
136 They were indeed hunched over more or less,
137 depending on the burdens on their backs,
138 and even he that showed the greatest patience,

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