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Over the next 22 hours, one by one, the miners were hoisted to freedom in a red, white and blue metal capsule.
CNN: After a final day together, miners begin to disband
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Before the capsule goes down, though, officials said, metal casing or tubes would have to be lowered into the hole to provide a buffer between the capsule and rock.
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Unlike so many concert films that focus on the main event, "Heavy Metal Parking Lot" is a time capsule of tailgater ritual.
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During Wednesday, the pace of the rescues increased from one per hour to three, progress that was measured by the spinning of the metal wheel that let out and then shortened the cable attached to the capsule -- a makeshift elevator with only two stops.
CNN: After a final day together, miners begin to disband