Spools of concertina wire top the 10-foot fences that surround the camp, where workers eat under the bright lights of a mess hall, 20 days on, 10 days off.

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But here, just under the wire, are the top posts of 2012.

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At the top of the railings, razor wire was woven through the spikes, he said, adding to the hazards: none of them knew how Manning had done it, especially since he was a bit drunk then, too.

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He was preposterously fair-skinned, weak in the chin, cherubically curly up top, and had worn the same round wire frames forever.

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Sure, it's got an unbelievably long, non-detachable wire sticking out of it, but its build quality is top notch and its ultra-clicky face buttons are a pleasure to use.

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On top of all this they were able, in a different sort of test, to bend a piece of wire into a hook to retrieve a bucket containing a waxworm.

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