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... d inside. Upon inspection, I observed a circular hole with charcoal edges, indicating that something hot had penetrated it.

The inmates had collected metallic scraps and were attempting to use them as nails to patch the hole in the boat.

Crouching, I picked up a large stone and a sharp piece of metal, then began hammering the metal into the wood. After ten minutes of effort, I completed the work they had started.

'Thud Thud!'

My head snapped toward a cluster of tr ...

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