Thedeadarefirstofalljudgedaccordingtotheirdeeds, andthosewhoareincurablearethrustintoTartarus, , , greatindeed, butnotunpardonable, arethrustintoTartarus, butarecastforthattheendofayearbywayofPyriphlegethonorCocytus, andthesecarrythemasfarastheAcherusianlake, , thentheyareletoutandtheirsufferingscease: ifnot, theyareborneunceasinglyintoTartarusandbackagain, , andhavetheirabodeintheupperearth, andaselectfewinstillfairer ‘mansions.’

Socratesisnotpreparedtoinsistontheliteralaccuracyofthisdescription, , hasreasontobeofgoodhopeattheapproachofdeath; whosevoiceisalreadyspeakingtohim, andwhowillonedaybeheardcallingallmen.

Thehourhascomeatwhichhemustdrinkthepoison, ? Thatisaquestionwhichherefusestoentertain, fortheyareburying, nothim, , ? Inthespirithewill, , , justasabovehedesiresbeforehedepartstocomposeafewversesinordertosatisfyascrupleaboutadream—unless, indeed, wesupposehimtomean, thathewasnowrestoredtohealth, andmadethecustomaryofferingtoAsclepiusintokenofhisrecovery.

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