The journey goes unexpectedly as Dante, to his surprise and relief, finds himself in ante-Purgatorio with his lost friend Virgil. This time he is aware of the path that must be taken in order to reach Beatrice. Virgil tells Dante of the boon he has been granted: if the two climb together once more, they may both reside in Paradiso.
Mist cleared around my eyes
And on the path I stood,
A mountain loomed behind
My counterpart's dear friend
And pilgrim's long lost guide
He stood there at the end
Of the journey for my breath.
Teary eyed and pale he said,
'Let me tell you of the death
That I might have survived.
It was true I travelled with
The ghost inside your mind
And what you deemed was real
Allowed Them to be kind
To be damned in hell They feel
Would be an unjust fate
So, with you they let me wait.'
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PoesíaDante x Virgil. The Number One Ship.
