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The Divine Comedy
Donte’s Inferno
Canto XXIX
Presented
by
Jeroderick Allen
Donte is still in the eighth circle the male
bolge where the ninth pouch unveils the
sowers of scandal and schism unveils the
falsifiers of metals (Alchemist) plaqued by
scabs
Donte eyes are inebriating at the many
souls and outlandish wounds that these
mutilated souls have
Donte recognizes a familiar soul who calls
his name he looks at the soul with intent in
his eyes saying to his guide I think a spirit
born of my own blood laments the guilt
which down below cost so much
Donte is reminded not to let his thoughts
about Geri del Bello interrupt him he must
attend to other things
Donte and Virgil crawl down into the final
cloister if the Manabulge.
Donte suddenly feels the force of strange
laments like arrows whose shafts are
barbed with pity
Donte placed his hands across his ears
from the irritating noise
Donte compares the
final cloister stench to
the suffering of the vai
di chiana, Mafemma’s
and the sardinas
plaque of malaria.
As they climbed
deeper into the final
cloister Donte could
see more vividly into
the bottom
List of Characters
Virgil
Donte
Griffolino Capoccnio
Ger del Bello
Albero