Chapter 53 reveals that Hemadpant had a very frugal nature and never let a scrap of paper go to waste. Consequently, he wrote the chapters of the Satcharitra, including the final one, on various scraps of paper which were then given directly to the printer. The chapter mentions his compassion for these "poor, lifeless scraps of paper," and his noble intent was likely to redeem them through service to Sai Baba. After his death, his son Gajanan researched these vast records, but the promised summary could not be located within the collection of paper scraps, creating a significant challenge for completing the book.
What was so unusual about the manuscript for the final chapter that Hemadpant left behind?
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