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THE SONG OF THE MOTH
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The idea that the climax means at the same time the end, even death, forces itself here.
80 Compare the previously mentioned pictures of Stuck: Vice, Sin and Lust, where the woman's naked body is encircled by the snake. Fundamentally it is a symbol of the most extreme fear of death. The death of Cleopatra may be mentioned here.
81 Encircling by the serpent.
