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Hermas withdraws into the field carrying the little book.
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Shepherd of Hermas 5:4

The Book Is Taken Away

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Story guide: Withdrawal, copying and empty-hand surprise are distinct images. Writing stays outside view; the unseen remover is not identified.

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4So I took it, and withdrawing to a certain place in the field, I copied it all letter by letter, for I could not make out the syllables. And when I had finished the letters of the book, suddenly the little book was snatched from my hand; but by whom I did not see.

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