The gloom below

The gloom below

Beautiful:

He sank his blade in fury in Turnus' chest.
Then all the body slackened in death's chill,
And with a groan for that indignity
His spirit fled into the gloom below.

That dude, Turnus, had it coming for at least 150 pages.

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