Description: With just a bit of effort, the specimen is down. When the plate came loose, I gently cooperated with it so as to roll both it and the box into a flat stationary position where I could secure the specimen and then maneuver it out of the working area and into a flat for eventual transport out of the mine. Note the large cloud of steam resulting from my (much relieved) exhaled breath once things had settled!

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