"Many flames came forth from [the Devil's] mouth, dividing into four parts: One part ascended to the clouds, another breathed forth among secular people, another among spiritual people, and the last descended into the abyss." The upper rectangle shows the division of the breath into four parts, along with three groups of people: "one was close to the clouds, one in the middle space between the clouds and the earth, and one moved along near the earth; and all were shouting repeatedly, Let us get to Heaven!" In the lower rectangle, Hildegard saw a market-place, "which displayed human wealth and worldly delights and various sorts of merchandise; and some people were running through it very fast and not buying anything, while others were walking slowly and stopping both to sell and to buy."

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