For some of the people at the heart of the Hong Kong pro-democracy demonstrations - it's time to throw in the towel.
University students whose class boycotts two weeks ago sparked the worst protests the city has seen in years are now returning to class.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) JOURNALISM STUDENT, 18-YEAR OLD TOBY TO, SAYING:
"No, because I think democracy is a perpetual battle. And I think it is time to get back to the university and study first."
Monday, demonstrators agreed to lift some of the barricades to allow government employees to return to work.
Since then fewer and fewer protesters have filled the streets. Shopping districts are opened and it's business as usual.
Still, the main thouroughfares remain blocked. For an impassioned few hundred, the fight is not over.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) MEDICAL STUDENT, 20-YEAR OLD, HAYLEY CHAN, SAYING:
"We feel like this week a lot of students go to school again because they don't feel any hope or
