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Eureka... I have success. With all the great advice here, I took a little of this and a little of that to come up with the 7th infallible method.
I used the tap, tap, tap of dropping the rod on the floor on the opposite ferrule, thereby breaking the glue bond. Then I used a rod of the proper dimensions to tap, tap on the ferrule that was stuck in the other end (I had to break the glue I let seep in when I did the 3rd infallible method) and it came out.
And my new LE came from Wind of Change today, so now I have two intact and functional middle 3 wraps.
Now... where's the wind???
Thanks to all of you who offered ideas and ultimately solutions, and support. This was kind of a cool experience.
In the immortal words of Kermit the Frog, "There's not a word yet, for old friends who just met"! Thank you.
Mike