In this light, therefore, he came to the end of the valley. Now I saw in my dream, that at the end of this valley lay blood, bones, ashes, and mangled bodies of men, even of pilgrims that had gone this way formerly; and while I was musing what should be the reason, I espied a little before me a cave, where two giants, Pope and Pagan , dwelt in old time; by whose power and tyranny the men whose bones, blood, ashes, etc. , lay there, were cruelly put to death. 200 But by this place Christian went without much danger, whereat I somewhat wondered; but I have learnt since, that Pagan

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