I was also wondering about the box and read something about it being smokey on lostpedia.net. We know smokey can become people, and animals...but what else?

Before Locke was brought into the picture, it really seemed like Ben was going to let Jack and even Juliette go, which I didn't realize. I think they really would've left, had not Locke intervened and provided Ben a way out.

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