Repetition as a positive aesthetic quality

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Even under the self citation theory, you have to ask: why would they choose to copy the same word consecutively multiple times?

I can generally explain this simply as a lack of creativity. The scribe might have gotten tired and written the same word once: Let’s say a scribe sat down to work. He diligently comes up with words for 5 pages, but his creative energy is running out. He decides to cheat a little and write a few lines below, and fills the remaining space with similar words or simply duplicates them. 
Also, the same phenomenon is also present in the Codex Seraphinianus; read You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view..
Scribe B particularly “abused” repetitions, perhaps You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. and wanted to write a large amount of text as quickly as possible.