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    E 'l duca mio ver' lui: "Anima sciocca, 70 And, in response, my leader: 'You muddled soul,
 
tienti col corno, e con quel ti disfoga 71 stick to your horn! Vent yourself with that
 
quand' ira o altra passïon ti tocca! 72 when rage or other passion takes you.
 
    Cércati al collo, e troverai la soga 73 'Search at your neck, you creature of confusion,
 
che 'l tien legato, o anima confusa, 74 and you will find the rope that holds the horn
 
e vedi lui che 'l gran petto ti doga." 75 aslant your mammoth chest.'
 
    Poi disse a me: "Elli stessi s'accusa; 76 Then he to me: 'He is his own accuser.
 
questi è Nembrotto per lo cui mal coto 77 This is Nimrod, because of whose vile plan
 
pur un linguaggio nel mondo non s'usa. 78 the world no longer speaks a single tongue.
 
    Lasciànlo stare e non parliamo a vòto; 79 'Let us leave him and not waste our speech,
 
ché così è a lui ciascun linguaggio 80 for every language is to him as his
 
come 'l suo ad altrui, ch'a nullo è noto." 81 to others, and his is understood by none.'
 
    Facemmo adunque più lungo vïaggio, 82 Then, turning to our left, we continued
 
vòlti a sinistra; e al trar d'un balestro 83 with our journey. A bowshot farther on
 
trovammo l'altro assai più fero e maggio. 84 we found the next one, bigger and more savage.

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