because at the top of the shaft where the rocks are, it s slightly fractured. thfear is that the capsule going down and then coming up may have caused some of the rocks to let loose, and the last thing they want are any rocks tumbling down on top of the can sul. after that 183 feet, they think the rock is solid, although, remember, this shaft is not straight. it s not like you can go to the bottom and look up and see the people up top with the lights. it kind of does little s-turns. when you look at the capsule and you see the wheels protruding from the side from time to time, that is designed so that the capsule can negotiate those s-degree turns of about no more than a 10-degree turn there, rachel. kerry, what s the expected timeframe on the rescue effort starting the first miner starting to make the first ascent and how long the overall rescue might take? what s the expected range? well, the longest that they believe they can get this all