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[โ€“] _druid@sh.itjust.works 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

There's a gentleman over there with a dry boat hook, to pull the block stage left. As far as a lock, perhaps there's a slot and a peg going into the floor beneath the wheel?

[โ€“] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

Ah, I saw it wrong. I thought that was dude on the ground but this block is already 50ft in the air. Thanks.