An open book rests beside a crumpled gold wrapper with glowing sparks rising from it on a dark wooden surface.

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The Divine Comedy

Dante Alighieri

May God so let you, reader, gather fruit from what you read.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Dante speaks straight to the reader with a wish. May God let you gather fruit from reading, as if a book were an orchard. It's a hope that the words nourish you rather than just pass the time.

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