tergeminam tum placat eram Stygiasque supremo obsecrat igne domos iam iam exorabile retro carmen agens; neque enim ante leves niger avehit umbras portitor et vinctae primis stant faucibus Orci.
Then he appeases the goddess of triple form, and with his last sacrifice offers a prayer to the Stygian abodes, rehearsing backward a spell soon, soon to prove persuasive; for without that no thin shade will the dark ferryman take away, and bound they stand at the mouth of Orcus.
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