A man wishes to cross the river with a NAME_1, a goat, and some hay (don't ask me why!) He has a small boat, but unfortunately, he can only take one thing across at a time. What is worse, if he leaves the NAME_1 and the goat alone together, the NAME_1 will eat the goat, and if he leaves the goat with the hay, the goat will eat the hay. How does he do it?

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1. Rewrite the task (riddle) to make it clear and easier to understand.
2. Solve the riddle, but question every action multiple times to be sure the action is correct. In your response, capitalize a few words to stress main points. Please limit the number of words with all capital letters to less than 16.
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