May one roll back a sacred scroll that has rolled from the doorstep into the public domain, when one end remains in hand?
Synopsis
A scroll slips from one's hand while reading on a doorstep, rolling into a different domain while one end remains held. The question is whether one may retrieve it due to the disgrace of holy texts.
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