German Heaven and Hell

During Dante's journey through Heaven, Beatrice leads him to a circle of Heaven and tells him: "This is German heaven. You can only enter if you are guided by a German. This is why Gutenberg will guide you there". Gutenberg shows Dante German heaven – a big factory, where good Germans work hard. "If they do not work hard", Goethe says, "they will go to German hell". Dante asks Gutenberg: if it's German heaven, what is German hell like?" Gutenberg answers: "It is terrible. It's a beach, you are wearing a swimsuit, the sun scorches, you have to eat ice cold ice cream and do nothing so that you cannot work!"

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