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MONTCLAIR, NJ -The Montclair Planning Board had a very light agenda at its virtual meeting on May 18, devoting the bulk of the time to continuing and concluding the application for a wall and a fence along the edges of the green space behind the Fullerton condominium apartment building.

The Fullerton Condominium Association, which owns the green space, had originally envisioned a fence around the property and a retaining wall along Seymour Street, with the fence running along the top of the wall, but suggestions and skepticism from board members at the Planning Boards April 20 meeting led landscape architect Barry Yacker to come up with a different proposal a fence along the edge of the property adjacent to the Plymouth parking lot and a retaining wall along the edge of the property adjacent to Seymour Street, with thick ground cover behind the wall instead of a fence on top of it.

The Fullerton, which faces Roosevelt Place and sits along the corner of Roosevelt Place and Seymour Street, is built into a hill with two stories below the ground floor on its eastern end, a basement and a mezzanine. The topography of the green space on its northern side has a slope where pedestrians trespass to get between the Plymouth parking lot and Seymour Street. Sometimes trespassers have been known to urinate on the property. This project is an effort to correct that situation.

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Patricia Davis, the president of the Fullerton Condominium Association, said that previous efforts to curb trespassers taking shortcuts between the parking lot and Seymour Street, such as plantings and signs, had been destroyed, and she added that the property was becoming hazardous for the condominium association to maintain. She said that the revised plan will have the fence along the parking lot, as well as new landscaping on the green space and a four-foot retaining wall. (The original proposal had called for a three-foot wall.) The wall would prevent rainwater running off onto the sidewalk along Seymour Street and the pedestrian walkway to the Fullerton buildings rear elevation.

Board member Carmel Loughman said she wanted to make sure that the revised plan addressed the condominium associations issues. Davis replied that it did, and she added that the association was prepared to come back at a later date in the event that the plan turned out to be ineffective. The plan as revised eliminates the need for variances.

Yacker then testified and filled in the details of the plan. He explained that a six-foot fence would be installed along the perimeter of the parking lot, set back one foot from the Belgian-block curb on the lots edge. He said that the one-foot distance would help prevent motorists from driving into the fence. The fence, which runs to the propertys northeastern corner, is to be made of aluminum, and its western end would tie in with an existing six-foot wooden fence behind the Fullerton near its northwestern corner. The retaining wall, meanwhile, would run along Seymour Street and turn toward the northeastern corner of the building along the pedestrian walkway that leads to the back of the building. Two gates would be installed one at the northeastern end of the building where the new retaining wall along the walkway would join with an existing wall and another at an entrance to the rear of the property closer to the western end of the building, where the aluminum fence would tie in with the wooden fence.

To ensure that no one can sit on the top of the retaining wall, Yacker has proposed pyracantha, or fire thorn, bushes just behind the walls edge. The pyracantha bushes would discourage trespassers with its prickly thorns, and its white blossoms in the spring would provide aesthetic relief, as would the orange berries the plant generates from summer through the fall and into early winter. Right in front of the wall, Yacker plans to plant a mix of japonica and a variety of hastas to discourage people from climbing into the property. According to the plan submitted to the board, the japonica stays green throughout the winter to make the bed of plants look interesting all year. Boxwoods and day lilies would also be added, along with pachysandra to stabilize the ground, and there will be a mulch path between the plantings and the fence to allow residents to plant flowers of their own.

Were trying to do what the board is recommending as well as follow the guidelines of the town, Yacker said, and do whats right for the homeowners.

Loughman wondered about the wall tying in with the chain-link fence along the property line between the Fullerton and an apartment building at 11 Seymour Street. She asked how the wall would be worked into the chain-link fence and the smaller wall along the adjacent property to look aesthetically pleasing. Yacker said the post at the end of the existing chain link fence would likely have to be reset, but he hasnt talked to anyone in the residents of the neighboring building.

We havent approached our neighbors about it yet, Davis interjected. We plan to share with them the plans that we have and see if they would be willing to help us with the improvement of that corner of the property.

Board Vice Chair Keith Brodock known to be particular about keeping plantings to native plants only asked if native plants that could provide the same functions as the pyracantha bushes could be used instead. Yacker said that he thought the pyracantha would be fuller and thicker, and Loughman concurred that it was a good choice despite Vice Chair Brodocks possible objections, but the vice chair in fact had no such problem with Yackers choice of plantings.

Board member Anthony Ianuale asked if the green space would be flat when the area behind the retaining wall would be filled in. Yacker said it would be flatter, but there would still be a slight slope toward the retaining wall. Ianuale also pointed out that pachysandra might not make the green space usable for the residents and suggested that the area could be made more open for possible residential uses.

They havent decided yet what they want to do with the area use-wise, Yacker explained. If they want to put a garden in or have a little seating area, they could do that. It would just mean rearranging the pachysandra.

Board Chairman John Wynn said the new plan was a good revision that enhanced the neighborhood. He proposed that the plan be approved subject to conditions with the condominium associations next-door neighbors at 11 Seymour Street. The condominium association would have to report back to the board based on dialogue with their neighbors if there is a problem, but he didnt see a problem arising. Robert Griffin, the condominium associations attorney, asked if it were possible to avoid another full board hearing if there were any objections from the neighbors; Chairman Wynn said that the revisions committee could work it out, and Griffin promised to keep in contact with Planning Board attorney Arthur Neiss. The board approved the application unanimously.

The meeting ended with Planning Director Janice Talley reporting that she had correspondence with the master plan subcommittee about making changes to the master plan in order to integrate proposed pedestrian-safety recommendations into the Complete Streets implementation plan. While that committee is looking into that issue, no action has yet been taken.

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Sanding with a 60- or 80-grit abrasive in a 6" random orbit sander is a necessary preparation step before finishing outdoor wood. Steve Maxwell

If your home has a wooden deck, a fence or both, and you intend to refinish them this season, you need to be aware of what I call the fence-and-deck nightmare. This happens when you become dissatisfied with the stain or sealer you applied, try something new, then find that it went wrong or doesnt last. Finish it again are just three short words, but they sure can do a number on your leisure time and mood. You can almost eliminate the risk of fence-and-deck finishing nightmares by following three key steps.

Step 1: Know Your Finish

Finishing outdoor wood so it looks good and lasts long is more difficult than it seems, in part because so many outdoor wood finishing products fail too soon. Sometimes even reliable outdoor wood finishes still fail prematurely if the surface prep isnt done right or if application conditions are wrong. Thats why you should never let hope get the better of you and try some new-to-you finish without testing. Just because you feel good about it or your brother-in-law used it, or its on special, is not sufficient. Aim to find a finishing regime you can trust, then stick to it. If you insist on using something untested on your deck, consider yourself forewarned.

After I explain the maintenance responsibilities that go with various fence and deck stains, many homeowners are happy to opt for something as simple and informal as possible. If that sounds good to you, Ecowood Treatment is something you should know about. Its my favourite low-key outdoor wood finish because its so efficient. Mix up the Ecowood powder with water in a pump-up weed sprayer, then spray the solution onto new, uncoated outdoor wood, once and only once. Beginning in a few minutes and continuing for months, Ecowood gives the surface an even, grey weathered appearance. Better than natural weathering that can be ratty and uneven, you can cover a lot of wood in a short time with no chance ever of peeling or finish failure.

Visit baileylineroad.com/36956 for a time-lapse view of Eco Wood Treatment darkening happening on a project of mine. (Link for an online version of the story: https://baileylineroad.com/eco-wood-treatment-video/ Anchor text: Eco Wood Treatment)

Translucent film-forming deck finishes like this Sikkens DEK look fabulous for two to four years. Stripping back to bare wood after this is usually necessary to renew finishes like this. Steve Maxwell

Step 2: Get Realistic

Even the best outdoor wood finishes involve compromises of some sort. Theyre far from perfect and you need to understand the compromises. Transparent film-forming deck finishes make your wood look as nice as furniture, but sooner or later theyll all peel, requiring complete stripping and sanding before recoating. Wood-darkening chemical treatments, by contrast, wont ever peel, but they also dont stop surface cracks from forming on your wood. If youre a deck first-timer and have no experience maintaining a deck, be sure to make up samples of your outdoor finishing repertoire so you know what they look like before you apply anything to your final project.

Step 3: Prepare for prep

There is almost no outdoor wood finish on the planet that performs optimally without at least some surface preparation. Even new wood needs to have mill glaze removed to prevent or delay finish peeling. Assuming your wood has a moisture content less than 16 per cent (gotta have this for most finishes so check it with a moisture meter on a fresh-cut board), then pressure wash followed by sanding with a 60- or 80-grit abrasive does the most to optimize the absorption of finish into the wood. And the better the absorption, the longer the finish will last, all else being equal. The problem with prep is that it takes time. You can easily spend more time preparing outdoor wood than actually applying a stain.

Fences, decks, gazebos and other outdoor wood projects are popular with us Canadians because they help make the most of our short summer season. Learning to finish these efficiently is a big part of getting down to backyard summer fun, nightmare-free.

Steve Maxwell has been finishing outdoor wood since 1980. Visit baileylineroad.com/deck-stain for some of the most detailed and complete deck finishing information online anywhere.

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April 17, 2020 10:39 AM

David Mann

Posted: April 17, 2020 10:39 AM

Updated: April 17, 2020 10:43 AM

FINLEY, Wash. Deputies say a teen driver crashed through a fence in Finley and ditched her car last night, allowing several cows to escape their enclosure.

A couple deputies said they came across numerous cows walking on Perkins Road near Dague Road, according to the Benton County Sheriffs Office.

Though roaming cows are not uncommon in rural Benton County, deputies said these particular cows didnt escape on their own.

Further investigation led the deputies to find an unoccupied Ford Mustang that had taken out part of a pasture fence.

The driver was later identified as 19-year-old Dacia Roberts. She was arrested on suspicion of minor in possession or consumption of alcohol, negligent driving and hit and run.

The owner of the cows put them back in the pasture for the night and made temporary repairs to the fence.

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Relax with Sheep is actually a single, shorter documentary that loops around six times. The original video was shot in March and edited by Tim Kennedy, a filmmaker who is often commissioned by Napa Valley wineries, breweries and restaurants. Mr. Kennedy handed in his edit at a relatively taut one hour and change. Turning that into an epic longer than Matthew Barneys River of Fundament was the idea of Douglas Shafer, the vineyards proprietor. Mr. Shafer said the goal was to create something like those never-ending yule-log videos, but with sheep.

When the longer version was complete, he asked Andy Demsky, who handles public relations for the winery, to put it on YouTube to share the pastoral beauty with viewers during the upheaval and uncertainty in the world right now, as the introductory text puts it. Uploading the file took three days.

Credit for wrangling the hundred or so sheep goes to a local firm called Wooly Weeders, which drove them to the 50-acre hillside property, packed inside a multilevel trailer, then set them loose to control the unwanted vegetation that grows in early spring, before the dry season sets in and Napas hills turn brown.

Youd usually go in with tractors and mow, Mr. Shafer said. With the sheep we have to do that a lot less, so its less gas. On the hillsides weve got these terraces thats always a challenge. You have to use a machete or that type of thing, its tough. But the sheep can stand on any incline at all and munch away.

Its true. Nothing gets between the sheep and their grass. Ive never given much thought to the mental capacity of sheep. I suppose if I had, I would have said they were not among the leading intellectual lights of the animal kingdom.

After watching Relax with Sheep, though, I am in awe of their attention spans. In awe, and a little jealous. The truth is I havent made any headway on Fassbinder or Proust or any of the other stuff because I cant seem to concentrate lately. I spend my days talking to restaurant people who dont have restaurants to go to. Its been a month since theyve seen a paycheck.

At night, when I could be reading a fat novel, I have the attention span of one of the bumblebees that you can hear on the soundtrack of Relax with Sheep, the pitch of their buzz Doppler-shifting down the way the ambulance sirens outside my windows do every few minutes.

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If you have a trellis or fence that needs vine covering, there are several vines from which to choose, and after some consideration, Cross Vine might make the top of your list.

Cross Vine, botanically known as Bignonia, is a native vine to the southeast. It uses claw-like tendrils to climb, and can climb to 30, 40, or even 50 feet long. It is a fast growing vine, but it isn't invasive and can easily be controlled.

Cross Vine features bright orange flowers that bloom in April and continue sporadically until late summer. The long, deep throats of these flowers will attract hummingbirds throughout the season.

This vine does prefer full sun, but you can often find that it will grow in a bit of shade. In addition to its attractive flowers, Cross Vine is a semi-evergreen plant in the winter and has a little bit of a purplish leaf that holds on in the winter.

This is one of the easiest vines to grow, so look around and see if you can find a place for it in your yard.

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Earlier this spring, FENCE offered a special program on how to attract and protect the beloved Eastern Bluebird.

The presenter, Joe Sanders, is a local expert on this most beautiful native bird species. Following his talk volunteers at FENCE decided to spring into action using the knowledgeshared at the program sponsored by the Kirby Fund of the Polk County Community Foundation and FENCE.

There is lovein the airat FENCE.It involvesBluebirds!

FENCE is excited about the cheerful song of our bluebirds! With nesting season currently underway, FENCE is happy to announce the installation of several new nesting boxes. Bluebirds stay in North Carolina year-round and males begin to search for nesting sites in March, usually natural cavities or in nest boxes. Males are known for their brilliant blue color, rusty breast and white belly. Females have similar coloration, though their coloration appears duller.

Bluebirds feed almost exclusively on insects, though they are also known to eat the berries of dogwoods, hollies and elderberries. Bluebirds were once considered rare due to competition with more aggressive species and habitat loss. Their populations have been recovering significantly in recent years, largely through conservation efforts and the help of homeowners in creating nesting boxes specifically tailored to the species.

Interested in welcoming bluebirds into your own yard?

Consider constructing a box or planting native plants! Elderberry is an excellent choice for attracting and providing for bluebirds. Boxes should have a fixed floor, approximately 55 inches, and four walls. An entrance hole should be approximately 1 inches, though no larger to avoid invasivebirdspecies that will outcompete the bluebird, like the European Starling. Be sure to include ventilation and drainage holes in each corner of the box. An additional note, perches are not recommended for bluebird boxes. Boxes can be mounted on wooden, metal or PVC poles, approximately 5 feet high.

Male bluebirds begin to locate nesting sites as early as March and as late as June, so it is best to have new boxes installed by February. When selecting sites for box installations, keep in mind that bluebirds are known to be territorial during nesting season and typically will not build within 100 yards of another bluebird nest. Select a site that is near an open area that also has spots to perch nearby.

Already have bluebird boxes installed?

Monitor the boxes weekly. A bar of soap can be rubbed on the underside of the roof to repel wasps and other species. If you find a nest keep in mind that bluebirds construct nests using a combination of dried grass and pine needles and that their eggs are blue in color.

For more information, visit http://www.FENCE.org.

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With respect, the far-reaching nature of this overly restrictive curfew appears to be a gross and ill-advised overreach of government power and an extreme AND illegal violation of basic civil rights.

If it was just used to enforce the termination of large gatherings, parties, etc., thats one thing. A good argument can be made that local and state governments can employ such temporary powers to ensure public health and safety in extreme circumstances.

Even so, I would remind yall that Gov. DeSantis rightly gave religious gatherings an exception superseding the initial actions of Sheriff Chronister because the governor considered the more broad constitutional considerations of violating Freedom of Religion thats enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.

Still, Sheriff Chronister, rather than making more of an effort to work with ALL religious leaders about social distancing during services and other religious meetings, decided to instead use his intimidating deputes to barge in like a rampaging army for a Godless dictatorship.

The sheriff no matter how well-intentioned MISUSED the weight of the government power entrusted to him to make church arrests. Meanwhile, he also used the powerful lever of law enforcement to bully other congregations into submission across the county.

There were MANY alternatives. How about making a full-court-press at video conferences to work with AS MANY RELIGIOUS LEADERS AS POSSIBLE before rushing in like a bull in a china shop?

Wouldnt that be good community policing and community relations?

This also applies to the CURFEW. City and county officials, if they were really honest with each other, should conclude that they did NOT make the maximum effort to truly think this out.

Come on. You can get arrested now for walking your dog after 9 p.m. or jogging by yourself or a properly separated exercise partner before 5 a.m.?

Its really come to this?

How about also making more of an effort to use every available option to stress the importance of social distancing during gatherings of more than 10 people? People are at home, yes, but these days there are SO many ways to reach them from social media to texting to working with local media.

Heck, even the pull-back by the Tampa Bay Times on how many days it prints the paper might actually represent a communication OPPORTUNITY.

Perhaps local governments could pay to use their print and delivery capacity (OR, it might even be funded with enough advertising) to use a specially printed smaller-than-normal newspaper (or at least create government pages online) to deliver a consistent, unified message county-wide.

Local government could use this approach to periodically inform, re-emphasize key messages AND also as a significant forum for citizen feedback.

I fully realize that journalists are normally averse to working with the government. Freedom of the Press as enshrined in the Constitution has always meant a fundamentally adversarial relationship.

Still, its worth at least exploring. Yall may even be able to obtain some state or federal funding if such an endeavor could be characterized as valuable now AND as an experiment for future crises.

These are clearly different times. Perhaps a temporary media-government arrangement shouldnt be so easily dismissed without exploring.

It might even include online video presentations, interviews with health, law enforcement officials and experts from across the local spectrum (hospitals, universities, corporations, etc.)

These would be done by local reporters at local TV stations that would also be easily available for smartphones and other devices. The stations could air content by their own reporters but also make it available for such a centralized effort to disseminate news.

There are many, many potential solutions to this problem. Yet it seems the curfew-oriented committees first instincts were to flex the broad, powerful muscle of government instead of the making attempts at more civil persuasion endemic of a democracy.

Their heavy-handed actions feel more like what youd see in Communist China or some other despotic nightmare than the United States of America.

Government, whenever possible, should ALWAYS try its best to work with EVERYONE. (Exceptions might include instituting Marshall Law during war or other extreme emergencies).

The government should ALWAYS err on the side of civic persuasion and, more importantly, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW to convince the many and diverse communities within our county about the highest and best interests of our entire population.

Instead, it appears that the local governments knee-jerk reaction no matter how well-intentioned was to forcibly mandate sudden change by using the intimidating force of government and gun-carrying law enforcement officers to ram such extreme changes down everyones throats.

To someone who didnt sit in on the curfew decision, it appears to have been made without ANY minimal constitutional considerations.

For instance, consider Commissioner Les Millers statement in Mondays Tampa Bay Times and the apparent concurrence by Sheriff Chronister (who tried to downplay the government overreach as mostly informational), and others who voted for the curfew.

To even consider arresting people and putting them in jail for up to six months, not to mention the fine, for merely walking their dog by themselves after 9 p.m. or jogging alone OR in small, socially distanced groups before 5 a.m. is absurd on its face.

There can be no other interpretation that such macro enforcement is a GROSS, inane and illegal violation of civil rights, let alone common sense.

I dont know the sheriff or Commissioner Miller personally, or for that fact of the matter, Tampas mayor or anyone else on this decision-making government body.

That said, your overly broad application of the curfew against the responsible and law-abiding citizens of the city and county is just plain wrong.

Its fundamentally un-American.

In fact, yall ought to be ashamed of yourselves for committing such an outrageous violation of the public trust.

Since youre asking for my input, I would urge yall in the strongest terms to IMMEDIATELY correct whatever misconceptions and conclusions about your motives that many citizens have come to.

You must emphasize that people can still jog and walk their dogs and still shop at convenience stores and express that your constituents still possess ALL of the individual and small group FREEDOMS that our constitution guarantees.

Yes, people are dying from the coronavirus.

But MANY MORE PEOPLE DIED to fight and uphold these sacred civil rights.

You should honor this noble sacrifice by generations of

Americans by bending over backwards to apologize as you emphasize that this curfew ONLY applies to groups larger than 10.

Moreover, you ought to further emphasize your adherence with the Governors exception granted to religious groups.

Such beliefs and faiths are often deeply held and VERY important to the mental health of large populations within the people you serve.

City and county officials should recommit themselves to talk and communicate by every means necessary to arrive at reasonable accommodations with religious groups while also stressing the overall necessity for good health practices.

WORK with people instead of trying to wield the heavy club of an oppressive government.

Well get through this crisis eventually and emerge stronger than before.

But the time to mend fences is definitely NOW.

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Most part of the week Bitcoin has been controlled by bears that managed to push the price of the first digital coin below $6,500 before bulls woke up and engineered a strong recovery above $7,000.At the time of writing, BTC/USDis changing hands at $7,070, which is only marginally higher than seven days ago and slightly lower than at the beginning of the year. Bitcoin's market capitalization is registered at $129.4 billion, which is 64% of the total market of digital assets.

Traditional markets show some resilience despite terrible economic statistics and disappointing corporate reports.S&P 500 extended the recovery and hit the intraday high at 2884, which is the highest level since March 10. Obviously, investors were inspired by Trump's promise to re-open the economy by May 1 and German's intentions to let their citizens out of the homes.

Positive news has been popping up now and then, reducing the sense of gloom and despair. This trend is set to continue, as more countries will consider canceling the lockdown or loosening it up, virologists will proceed with vaccine development and experiments with the medicine for COVID-19. Even though the global economy will feel the consequences of this coronavirus pandemic for years, the good news is very welcome now; it adds some optimism, which is reflected in investors' behavior on the markets.

Meanwhile, the cryptocurrency market is getting ready for bitcoin's halving. The event is less than 30 days away, and it is a key conversation topic in the industry. The forecasts range from a sharp growth to a non-event or devastating collapse. It only means that halving will bring more uncertainty to the market and may trigger sharp volatility either ahead of the event and right after it.

This is one of the reasons, why traders and investors have been taking their assets from exchanges to stored in wallets. People prefer to wait-out the risk, which is understandable as many cryptocurrency exchanges, even such behemoths as BitMEX and Binance, tend to have technical issues amid high volatility.

From the technical point of view, Bitcoin regained ground above $7,000, but it is still vulnerable to losses if it fails to clear the next barrier created at $7,150 by a combination of strong technical indicators, including the previous recovery high and 50%Fibo retracement for the downside move from February high.Once it is out of the way, the upside is likely to gain traction with the next focus on $7,500 that stopped the previous bullish assault. A sustainable move higher will allow for a sharp recovery towards the next critical barrier of $8,000-$8,200. This resistance area is created by a combination of daily SMA200 and 61.8%Fibo retracement for the downside move from February 2020 high. A sustainable move higher will unleash Bitcoin's bullish potential and create FOMO environment on the market.

Considering the downward-looking RSI on a daily chart, BTC/USD may undergo abearish correction towards the lower barrier of the previous range of $6,500. This area is likely to serve as a backstop and a jumping-off ground for another upside wave. Otherwise, the bearish sentimentsis likely to gain traction with the next focus on $6,150 (the lower boundary of the daily Bollinger Band) and $6,000. This development will negate the bullish scenario and bring deeper correction on the table.

The Forecast Poll showed a mixed picture as the expectations worsened on a monthly frame and stayed bullish on a weekly and quarterly basis. While it means that the market is more optimistic in the long-run, the price expectations on all time-frames are below $8,000, while the monthly forecast suggests that BTC may have another dip under $7,000.

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The other side of the back property line where we live has what we lovingly refer to as a fence rat a cute little dog who sticks his head under the fence and yaps every time I come or go. I tried to make friends by giving him dog biscuits.

Lens afraid his collars going to get caught on the bottom of the fence and hell be stuck there until someone comes to his rescue. Greedy little bugger! (referring to the dog), See what you started? (referring to me).

The neighboring dog reminds me of the monkey traps described in Robert Pirsigs Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, where certain tribes leverage the monkeys greed to their advantage. They hollow out a gourd, leaving the opening just large enough for a monkeys hand to go through to reach a sweet treat.

When the monkey (unaware that the vine attached to the gourd is staked to the ground out of sight) reaches in to get the treat, the opening is too small for its now-clenched fist to pass back through. Escape is entirely possible if hell just let go, but he wont because he chooses to hang on to the treat. At this point, the tribespeople come along and its easy pickings

What wont you let go of?

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