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In the centre of the enclosure was the commander's tent, with a lantern fixed at the pole for night watches; and rugs and carpets were strewn about; at one of the angles of the palisading was the look-out an elaborate erection of old wine-cases and egg-boxes on the top of which was fixed a seven-and-sixpenny telescope that commanded the surrounding country for quite a hundred yards.
Guided by a black board with white lettering, I climbed a narrow wooden staircase and entered a room with a bare floor of planks littered with bits of brown paper and wisps of packing straw. A great number of what looked like wine-cases were piled up against one of the walls.
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