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It happened on one occasion that a brother in the monastery of Abba Hatil (or Helit) was tempted, [and he fell,] and having been expelled from that place he went to the mountain, to Abba Anthony, and having remained with him for a long time, Abba Anthony sent him back to the monastery from which he had gone forth. Now when the sons of the monastery saw him, they cast him out, and he returned to Abba Anthony, and said to him, ' Father, they have refused to receive me'; and Abba Anthony sent them a message, saying, 'A storm rose up against a ship on the sea, and destroyed the freight which she carried, but with the greatest difficulty she was saved [and brought] to land. Now what do you wish to do? Do you wish to drown him that has been saved?' And when those monks [heard the words of] Abba Anthony, they sent to the brother, and welcomed him with gladness.