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I come to-day as a gleaner on a well-reaped field, by skillful workmen who have garnered the crop and placed it in stacks so high that I cannot steal a sheaf without being detected.
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Sherman uses a metaphor to describe his role in addressing a well-prepared topic, emphasizing humility.
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