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Introduction:
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Descent
To get below, we are going to be lowered down a 700 meter mineshaft in metal cages. These cages are made to carry 22 men. You'd better hold on tight because as soon as we step on the cage a signal will be given to the operator and the cage will start to drop down. You'll be able to see that there are two cages in the shaft. One of them is used to carry miners and the other is for water and air pipes and electrical cables. The water, air and electricity is needed to keep the mine safe for everyone to work in.8 Now that we've started moving downwards, its getting very dark very quickly. It only takes us one minute to make the 700 foot drop underground. You wont see bright sunlight again for another 8 hrs. Are you having trouble seeing? It will probably be hard for your eyes to adjust to the darkness at first due to the fact that even the best lamps can't compare to the natural sunlight. Just imagine if the lamps werent on, wed be working in complete darkness!9 |
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