This seemingly inedible food, circulating throughout its body, renews its hidden powers
Hinc fusa per artus aspera secretum servant alimenta vigorem;
Des Eisens Rauheit strömt in seinen Gliedern, versorgt ihn mit Leben im Verborgenen;
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Source of the Latin text and the English translation by Plattnauer: Penelope