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592Est prope Cimmerios longo spelunca recessu,
593mons cavus, ignavi domus et penetralia Somni:
594quo numquam radiis oriens mediusve cadensve
595Phoebus adire potest. Nebulae caligine mixtae
596exhalantur humo dubiaeque crepuscula lucis.
597Non vigil ales ibi cristati cantibus oris
598evocat auroram, nec voce silentia rumpunt
599sollicitive canes canibusve sagacior anser.
600Non fera, non pecudes, non moti flamine rami
601humanaeve sonum reddunt convicia linguae:
602muta quies habitat; saxo tamen exit ab imo
603rivus aquae Lethes, per quem cum murmure labens
604invitat somnos crepitantibus unda lapillis.
605Ante fores antri fecunda papavera florent
606innumeraeque herbae, quarum de lacte soporem