There is a familiar story of a lamb caught in a thicket and struggling frantically for release, only to become more thoroughly entangled in the brambles. The shepherd came to the rescue, but stood quietly waiting until the lamb ceased his struggles, whereupon he stretched out his rod and drew it to safety.
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