Tunnel 57
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Tunneling in Berlin
The soil over by the bakery happened to be perfect for tunneling. If you don't want your tunnel to flood, stay above the water table. This was the spot where right after the wall was built, some Germans in the east tried to jump out of their apartment windows into the west. During the lifespan of the wall, five people died on this stretch of border.
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