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We soon seen what they were for. 
They would hit a man with them 
on the slightest excuse. They 
would chase us down in the Patio 
for our meals and chase us back 
with these damned clubs. Some 
of the guards carried rubber hoses
five feet long especially for us. Many 
men were beaten so badly that 
there were in bed for 3 or 4 weeks. 
19 men escaped but all were caught 
but one. These men when caught 
were beaten daily and kept in dark 
wet, cold cells. Getting out to a 
toilet once every 24 hours. Our 
clothes were falling to pieces so the 
red cross, gave us a very 
long shirt apiece. This was all the 
clothing some men had. No shoes 
pants or underwear. The lice and 
fleas were thicker than sand in 
the ocean. Eventually every one 
broke out in big running sores 
which would not heal.