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    head,threateoperishasavictifthedisorderedjealousies

    ofathousandlittlecities.thenhebecaaghilbeiline.

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    ghtyeerhteaablishunityandorder.

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    floreneonuntiltheday

    ofhisdeathadstthedrearyruinsofravenna,intheyear

    1321,danteelessingthebreadof

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    andhisasicalleaderinhis

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    thebanksoftheaothatheghthagliseofthe

    lovelybeatriceportinari,an,a

    dozenyearsbeforetheghibellinedisaster.

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    faithfullyservedthetohandbeforearrupt

    urthehadbeenausedofstealingthepublidsand

    hadbeeobebuedaliveshouldheventure

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    hielfbeforehisoporaries,

    daheedaniginary

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    hisdefeataedthehopelessnditionofgreedandlust

    andhatreduedhisfairandbeloveditalyintoa

    battlefieldforthepitilessrariesofkedandselfish

    tyrants.

    hetellsushohethursdaybeforeeasteroftheyear

    1300hehadlosthisandhowhefound

    hispathbarredbyaleopardandalionandawolf.hegave

    hielfupforlostidstthe

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    theyreachtheloselfstandsfrozen

    intotheetealiostterribleofsinners,

    traitorsandliarsandthoseeand

    suessbyliesandbydeceit.butbeforethetwowanderers

    havereaetallthosewho

    insoherhaveplayedaroleioryofhis

    belovedcity.eerorsandpopes,dashingknightsand

    edtoetealpunishnt

    
    leavepurgatoryforheaven.

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    peopleofthethirteeurydidaandfearedand

    prayedfor.throughitallvesthefigureofthelonely

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