How did devotees attempt to receive blessings from Sai Baba using books, and what was the common procedure?

According to the details in Chapter 27, devotees who desired to read a sacred book with Sai Baba's blessing would engage in a specific practice. They would acquire a book and, understanding that patience was required, often enlisted Madhavrao (Shama) to act as an intermediary. Through him, they would present the book to Baba at an appropriate time. The hope was that Baba would handle the book and then return it to the original owner as a blessed object, or prasad. This act was believed to confer great merit upon both the listener and speaker of the book's blessed words.