Quote by Dante Alighieri

There sighs, lamentations and loud wailings resounded through the starless air, so that at first it made me weep; strange tongues, horrible language, words of pain, tones of anger, voices loud and hoarse, and with these the sound of hands, made a tumult which is whirling through that air forever dark, and sand eddies in a whirlwind.

There sighs, lamentations and loud wailings resounded throug

Summary

This quote describes the narrator's experience in a dark and tormented place where there is endless suffering and chaos. The air is filled with sounds of despair and agony, causing the narrator to weep. The atmosphere is tumultuous, with strange languages, angry voices, and the sound of hands adding to the chaos. The perpetual darkness amplifies the sense of hopelessness, and the tumultuous whirlwind symbolizes the eternal nature of the suffering.

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