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		<title>Dante&#8217;s Inferno</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator>
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Tony&#8217;s tattoo is from Dante&#8217;s Inferno:
It&#8217;s a bit difficult to read, because it is based on the calligraphy of a 14th century manuscript. It is the final line of the poem, &#8220;E quindi uscimmo a rivider le stelle.&#8221; Canto XXXIV, line 139. Translations treat this line in different ways, but I prefer the one that [...]]]></description>
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<p>Tony&#8217;s tattoo is from Dante&#8217;s <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0679433139?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=contrariwiseo-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0679433139"><em>Inferno</em></a><em><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=contrariwiseo-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0679433139" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /><span style="font-style: normal;">:</span></em></p>
<blockquote><p>It&#8217;s a bit difficult to read, because it is based on the calligraphy of a 14th century manuscript. It is the final line of the poem, <strong>&#8220;E quindi uscimmo a rivider le stelle.&#8221;</strong> Canto XXXIV, line 139. Translations treat this line in different ways, but I prefer the one that William Styron cites as the final line in his memoir, Darkness Visible: <strong>&#8220;And so we came forth, and once again beheld the stars.&#8221;</strong></p></blockquote>
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		<title>non puoi fallire</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator>
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This tattoo is from Dante&#8217;s Inferno, Canto XV.
Chili Engels explains her tattoo:
Full line is as follows:
se tu segui tu stella, non puoi fallire a glorioso porto
(if you follow your star, you cannot fail to reach a splendid harbor)
I didn&#8217;t want the whole line on my wrist, so I condensed it to the &#8220;you
cannot fail&#8221; plus [...]]]></description>
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<p>This tattoo is from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FDivine-Comedy-Inferno-Purgatorio-Paradiso%2Fdp%2F0451208633%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1231772043%26sr%3D1-1&amp;tag=contrariwiseo-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Dante&#8217;s Inferno</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=contrariwiseo-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" />, Canto XV.</p>
<p>Chili Engels explains her tattoo:</p>
<blockquote><p>Full line is as follows:</p>
<p>se tu segui tu stella, non puoi fallire a glorioso porto</p>
<p>(if you follow your star, you cannot fail to reach a splendid harbor)</p>
<p>I didn&#8217;t want the whole line on my wrist, so I condensed it to the &#8220;you<br />
cannot fail&#8221; plus a star.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Dante Alighieri</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>&#8220;The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis.&#8221;</p>
<p>- Dante Alighieri</p>
<p><a href="http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2007/08/16/dante-alighieri-quote/" target="_blank">(source)</a></p>
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