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--- original.js
+++ change.js
@@ -355,8 +355,9 @@
 	stick.length = 0; // Set initial stick length to zero
 	stick.height = stick.length;
 	stick.x = platformCurrent.x + platformCurrent.width / 2 - 30; // Set stick to the right edge of the platform with an offset of -30
 	stick.y = platformCurrent.y - platformCurrent.height + 30; // Adjusted y-coordinate to ensure stick is on the platform with an offset of 20
+	log("stick.y set in startGame:", stick.y);
 	game.addChildAt(stick, game.children.indexOf(platformCurrent) - 1);
 	// Add foreground images to create an infinite horizontal foreground
 	foreground1 = LK.getAsset('foreground', {
 		anchorX: 0.5,
@@ -400,8 +401,9 @@
 	stick.height = 0;
 	stick.rotation = 0;
 	stick.x = platformCurrent.x + platformCurrent.width / 2 - 30; // Set stick to the right edge of the current platform with an offset of -30
 	stick.y = platformCurrent.y - platformCurrent.height + 20; // Adjusted y-coordinate to ensure stick is on the platform with an offset of 20
+	log("stick.y set in handleNinjaReachPlatform:", stick.y);
 	var minDistance = 200;
 	var maxDistance = 400;
 	var distance = Math.floor(Math.random() * (maxDistance - minDistance + 1)) + minDistance;
 	platformNext.x = 2048 + distance; //platformTarget.x + platformTarget.width / 2 + distance;
@@ -553,8 +555,9 @@
 		}
 		ninja.x += moveSpeed * Math.sign(distanceToMove);
 		log("ninja.y set in handleReturningToBase:", ninja.y);
 		stick.x += moveSpeed * Math.sign(distanceToMove);
+		log("stick.y set in handleReturningToBase:", stick.y);
 		handleBackgroundMovement(moveSpeed * Math.sign(distanceToMove));
 	}
 }
 // Create initial platforms