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Midway in our life's journey, I went astray

from the straight road and woke to find myself

alone in a dark wood. How shall I say

what wood that was! I never saw so drear,

so rank, so arduous a wilderness!

Its very memory give a shape to fear.

Death could scarce be more bitter than that place!

But since it came to good, I will recount

all that I found revealed there by God's grace.

• Dante - Inferno (Translated by John Ciardi)

Through The Dark Wood is an independent publication launched in November 2025. It is owned and operated by a Reformed Baptist Christian, who has a Master of Arts degree in Christian and Classical Studies and is prior SOF.

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