Scissors prove to be quite inadequate for the job. Garden shears are no use at all. However with the use of a pair of industrial cable-cutters, snipping away a few hairs at a time, you are able to make a small hole in the tangle of curls. By now the hair fills all the available space, a sea of orange spreading off in all directions. From somewhere within the wiry mass a cry for help draws your attention. Will you burrow in the direction of the voice, or attempt to disentangle yourself before it is too late?