Small open wooden door and shallow threshold, no signage or person, inside original centered crop envelope

Original artwork, not a still

The Divine Comedy

Dante Alighieri

Here one must leave behind all hesitation; here every cowardice must meet its death.

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

This inscription-like command demands that anyone crossing a threshold abandon doubt and timidity. Hesitation is to be left behind, and cowardice must be extinguished entirely. The language is stern and absolute, treating courage as the price of entry to what lies ahead.

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