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O God for one more breath

Trapped below ground, a miner writes one last letter to his family

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Shaun Usher
May 19, 2023
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The following letter, written on this day in 1902, is a devastating read. It can be found in the updated edition of the Letters of Note book; the audio below the transcript, featuring a reading of the letter by Ferdinand Kingsley, is taken from the audiobook.

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