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he  thought  for  a  while  he  could  not  sleep  because  his body  demanded  food  water  and  freedom, he  was  excited  at  the  idea  of  a friend  in the  other  prisoner, he  found  a thick  wooden  leg  of a  bed  , wrapped  it  up  in old  sheets  to  make  his  attempt  to  break  the  wall  noiseless, he  succeeded in removing  the  shelf  in the  cupboard  and was  stunned  to  see  a  man  on the  other  side   weak and  becoming  a  skeleton