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162 | Frank G. Bosman and Archibald L.  H.  M. van Wieringen www.jrfm.eu 2021, 7/1, 145–171 ropes for belts. Jacob wears a backpack on his right shoulder and what ap- pears to be a hood folded back on his back. Faith, the only female character in the drawing, is dressed in a short skirt and narrow-fitting boots, accentuating her feminine features. All four human characters, especially Joseph, who is in the forefront of the drawing, look directly at the drawing’s text-immanent reader. Joseph’s large spectacles, his visual trademark in game and trailer, intensify this even more. The position in the drawing of the character Joseph Seed in particular cre- ates direct communication with the drawing’s text-immanent reader, inviting them to become a member of the cult by reading the book. This summons im- plies that the text-immanent reader of the drawing takes up a position that is different to that of the text-immanent reader of the game. The game’s text-im- manent reader is never invited to join the cult; conversely, indeed, they are called to stop the cult. The physical book, and especially its drawings, creates Fig. 14: A drawing from The Book of Joseph depicting the Seed family as peaceful monks amidst blossoming flowers. Courtesy of Bryanna Gillen.