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"the Infernal serpent" is from Milton's Paradise Lost, Book I, Line 34.

Th' infernal serpent, he it was whose guile
Stirr'd up with envy and revenge, deceiv'd
The mother of mankind ...


 

The Infernal Serpent coiled ’round the soul of man strangles the love and understanding imbued by the Creator supplanting it with hatred and distrust. The result conflict Collection: Attaining Peace Written: June 2019

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