On Wednesday, James killed his shirsey.

They offered some compromises in an effort to ameliorate the situation.

Dan won't be able to come to the party, since he broke his leg last week and is now on crutches.

The encirclement and the economic blockade proved so effective that the Red Army and Government were forced to adopt the bold strategy of retreat - to escape annihilation by retreating westward, then southward, the northward, and then northeastward, finally reaching their destination in northern Shensi. This retreat has been called the Long March, which lasted for a whole year and covered about 6,000 miles.