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the removal of the bricks until all the walls had been opened.
Lights were needed, since it was totally dark below the casemates.
Candles were secured through a fellow prisoner, whose home was in Savannah, Ga. These were thrust through with a stick, which was placed in openings made in the cement, and moved forward as the work progressed.
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