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5/6 of the first offer I made the guy was based on an amount he seemed to be showing himself to those on the other side as being ready to settle for before the decision on my petition and what followed later. If it were me in the position of those on the other side, I would have taken the guy on that claim and opened my own communication path to the other side before letting him add one mess after another.

[(added 12/18/15) 5/6 of the first offer I made the guy was based on an amount he seemed to be publicly showing himself ..]