Tunnel 57
99% Invisible
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The Story of the Tunnellers
Ralph and his friends scraped and carved enough dirt to fill four 18-wheeler big rigs. All the while worried, the shtazi would spot them coming in and out or detect them with special acoustic sensors. They'd aimed for a basement just like last time, but again they miscalculated. Soon after the tunnellers left the shed, they sent a crew of messengers above ground legally into East Berlin.
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