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The fury of the contagion here, and the infection from the

scattered bodies, had been so great, that those who had survived

had been obliged to fly: so that, whilst the passenger was struck

with the aspect of solitude and death, his senses were painfully

affected by the traces of recent life. Renzo hastened on, hoping

to find an improvement in the scene, before he should arrive at

the end of his journey. In fact, he soon reached what might still

be called the city of the living, but, alas! what living!