Through me, into the city of pain
Through me, into the pit of eternal misery
Through me, enter the eternal crowd
Justice moves my noble Creator
The power of the gods, the highest wisdom and the supreme love
This trinity shaped me
Before me, nothing was created but all things immortal.
And I am also immortal and will live forever
Abandon all hope, you who enter this way
---"The Divine Comedy" Dante
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