This old book is some kind of a diary. Many pages are now dim and washy, but the latest entry is still readable.
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Monday, April 11
We had locked the main gate, but it is only a matter of time when they will break in. They passed the bridge, and the second chamber. Some of us had escaped to the lower caves. We are alone, outnumbered, and totally surrounded. There is no chance for us to escape. We can only wait...