‘Books’ in the ancient world were often pieces of skin (like leather) that a person would sew together to make a single long *document. After use, the writer rolled his *document. He then closed it in a special way. Nobody else could now open the *document to read it, without the writer’s authority.

His head is so precious to her that she compares it with gold. His hair is the darkest black.

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