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154 | Frank G. Bosman and Archibald L.  H.  M. van Wieringen www.jrfm.eu 2021, 7/1, 145–171 interact with it, but only by setting the copy alight and throwing it, still burn- ing, from the statue; the book is not seen again in the game (fig. 7). This copy of The Book of Joseph is visually identical to the one in John’s posses- sion during The Atonement mission earlier in the game. Now, two reading op- tions appear to the game’s text-immanent reader: either it is the same (unique) book, or John and Faith have identical copies of the “grey” version apparently reserved for high-ranking members of the cult. Both options can be argued for, so it is up to the game’s text-immanent reader to decide which option they want to read into the game. However, again, the content of The Book of Joseph remains hidden from both the deputy and the game’s text-immanent reader. The choice the game’s text-immanent reader has to make puts emphasis on the special grey edition of the book. In the case of the first reading option, the emphasis is even increased, as a result of the implicit uniqueness of the grey version of the book. When the mission is concluded, with the destruction of the book, both Faith and Tracey react to the deputy’s actions. Faith is disturbed and fright- ened: “What have you done? His words. Don’t you understand what He’ll [capitalization by in-game subtitles] do to me?” Tracey, by contrast and quite understandably, reacts with joy: “That was fuckin’ beautiful. Joseph Seed’s gonna be shittin’ bricks, and Faith is gonna feel the heat now. She’ll need to answer for that burning book, and that mangled effigy. Hell of a job.” This statement concludes the mission scene. Fig. 7: The player burns The Book of Joseph after destroying Joseph Seed’s statue.