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"Hail, Caesar.
Those who are about to die salute thee."
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Florence.
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The David
of Michelangelo.
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That is
the original David.
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He's in the Galleria
dell'Accademia di Belle Arti.
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There's a copy
in the Piazza della Signoria...
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next to
the Palazzo Vecchio.
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He's there for any passer-by
to gaze upon and be uplifted.
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He's at once the glory of the past
and the inspiration of the future.
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David,
the young warrior.
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This is a picture
of the Ponte Vecchio...
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"The old bridge..."
Ponte Vecchio.
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There's a famous painting
of Dante meeting Beatrice...
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It is pronounced
"Beatrichi" in Italian...
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which makes it
very beautiful...
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Meeting Beatrice
on the Ponte Vecchio.
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He fell in love with her
at that moment.
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He was a man in his middle years.
She was 14. That can happen.
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A mature man can find love
in a young girl, a very young girl.
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Find the spring...
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the essence
of all old loves.
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It is not unlikely that
we shall never know...
:25:42
that Beatrice
reminded Dante sharply...
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in that moment
when he first saw her...
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on the Ponte Vecchio...
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of an old love...
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a lost love,
a sublime love...