dante
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Today is Good Friday in the year 1300 and evening is upon him. Dante is traveling through a dark and lonely wood. He fears for what lies ahead in the forest because he is lost. The sun shines down on a mountain above him so decides to climb it. On his way up, the finds his way blocked by three beasts: a leopard, a lion, and a she-wolf. Dante then decides to turn back and return to the forest. In the forest Dante runs into an old guy's ghost named Virgil. The Roman poet is Dante's guide back to his path, to the top of the mountain, and through the path of Hell. Beatrice is Dante's love and she resides in Heaven. Virgil says that it was Beatrice, along with two other holy women, who sent Virgil to guide him...