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He was not known for his charitability, but nor was he known to have a complete diregard for others. "I could use a good time, if you're offering." He did not wait for her to comment on that. He disappeared from the edge of the hole to scan the surroundings. He could not reach her to pull her up, and so the solution was to find something she could climb up on. He inspected a log, but it was too far rotten and cumbersome for him to move. Fortunately, a second log, more fresher and not as large, looked to serve the purpose and it was not too far away. He dug around it to loosen it from its seat, and then shoved it with the crown of his head. Once it got moving, momentum helped to carry it and he was able to roll it rather easily.

He jumped ahead of the log and stopped it before it could tumble haphazardly into the trap. Once more, his face peered over the edge. "Got a log. Stand back." He moved to one end of the makeshift ladder, rotating the log so that it would drop on its end and form a ramp. With a final shove, down into the hole it went, just as he had hoped. The bottom end dug into the ground while the top end rolled before seating itself against one edge of the hole. "Try that."