The Tarot cards are shown, one real and one fake. I have followed the style of the Tarot de Marseille rather than that of the standard Italian Tarocchi since the Marseille set always looks to me the most historically convincing (though the ancient sources once attributed to the Tarot seem now much to be doubted). The eternal Death of Hell rises to the top of the pack for those who dabble in the mantic arts. The card itself is changed from the original in only one major respect; the head of the skeleton is now turned to look backwards as are the heads of those who in life tried to see into the future. The second card tries to look forward to the end of the Inferno and we guess its title to be Le Stelle (the stars) which are the last words of the book. The stars however are obscured by leaves (as if from the Dark Wood of Canto I/1). The stars therefore represent here the false science of Astrology and the leaves echo the leaves of Sybilline prophecy. LA MORTE is number XIII which itself reminds one of common superstition as well as having some of the resonance of Christ's true prophecy at the Last Supper. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.