In The Purgatorio, how does Dante represent the entryway to the seventh terrace of lust ?

Dante 20/10/2021

A. He must be allowed by Cerberus to pass.
B. He must walk through an immense wall of flames.
C. He must be escorted into the terrace by an angelic messenger.
D. He must first be ferried across the River Lethe.

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