<Dd> Senza tema d'infamia ti rispondo . </Dd> <Dl> <Dd> "If I but thought that my response were made </Dd> <Dd> to one perhaps returning to the world, </Dd> <Dd> this tongue of flame would cease to flicker . </Dd> <Dd> But since, up from these depths, no one has yet </Dd> <Dd> returned alive, if what I hear is true, </Dd> <Dd> I answer without fear of being shamed ." </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> "If I but thought that my response were made </Dd> <Dd> to one perhaps returning to the world, </Dd>

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