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--- original.js
+++ change.js
@@ -347,9 +347,8 @@
 	nextStick.length = 0; // Set initial stick length to zero
 	nextStick.height = nextStick.length;
 	nextStick.x = platformTarget.x + platformTarget.width / 2 - 30; // Set nextStick to the right edge of the target platform with an offset of -30
 	nextStick.y = platformTarget.y - platformTarget.height + 30; // Adjusted y-coordinate to ensure nextStick is on the target platform with an offset of 20
-	nextStick.visible = false; // Keep nextStick invisible until needed
 	game.addChildAt(nextStick, game.children.indexOf(stick));
 	// Add foreground images to create an infinite horizontal foreground
 	foreground1 = LK.getAsset('foreground', {
 		anchorX: 0.5,
@@ -406,18 +405,20 @@
 			}
 		}
 	}, 16); // Approximately 60 FPS
 	if (nextStick) {
+		// Switch sticks
+		var tempStick = stick;
 		stick = nextStick;
-		nextStick = null;
-		stick.visible = true; // Make nextStick visible when it becomes the current stick
+		nextStick = tempStick;
+	} else {
+		stick.length = 0;
+		stick.height = 0;
+		stick.rotation = 0;
+		stick.fallen = false;
+		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 + 30; // Adjusted y-coordinate to ensure stick is on the platform with an offset of 20
 	}
-	stick.length = 0;
-	stick.height = 0;
-	stick.rotation = 0;
-	stick.fallen = false;
-	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 + 30; // Adjusted y-coordinate to ensure stick is on the platform with an offset of 20
 	log("stick.y set in handleNinjaReachPlatform:", stick.y, isNinjaMoving);
 	var minDistance = Math.max(100, 300 - level * 10); // Decrease minimum distance as level increases, with a minimum of 100
 	var maxDistance = Math.min(600, 400 + level * 20); // Increase maximum distance as level increases, with a maximum of 600
 	var distance = (Math.floor(Math.random() * (maxDistance - minDistance + 1)) + minDistance) * platformNext.speedRatio;