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    E quell' ombra gentil per cui si noma 82 That noble shade through whom Pietola
 
Pietola più che villa mantoana, 83 is more renowned than any Mantuan town
 
del mio carcar diposta avea la soma; 84 had doffed the weight with which I'd burdened him,
 
    per ch'io, che la ragione aperta e piana 85 so that I, having harvested his clear
 
sovra le mie quistioni avea ricolta, 86 and forthright answers to my questions,
 
stava com' om che sonnolento vana. 87 remained like one who rambles in his drowsy mind.

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C Purg XVIII 82-84
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Piètola
Virgilio, summarized entry
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Mantovano
Piètola
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