INFERNO: Canto 13 - Forest of the Suicides
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FOREST OF THE SUICIDES In this canto, Dante and his guide enter a dark forest of mangled trees and speak with a damned poet who took his own life. He shares his sad story and the gruesome fate that awaits those who use violence against themselves. FURTHER READING: The Maremma in Modern Times