Chapter 63OrdV.1.63
Anima illa
A Wounded Soul Seeks Mercy
The soul, defiled by the serpent's wounds, pleads to be taken in despite its stench.
Now you need to take me in, because I stink with the wounds the ancient serpent used to defile me.
Read the original Latin
Nunc est michi necesse ut suscipiatis me, quoniam in vulneribus feteo quibus antiquus serpens me contaminavit.
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