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The San Bernardino Mountains contain a lot of wilderness regions which saw substantial activity about 100 years ago. Here, miners worked to bring materials down to the Los Angeles basin. But, like most industries of that time, there was a high profit motive, and workers' lives were not as important as they are now.

One day, a mine tunnel collapsed, trapping a number of men within. They were able to survive by drinking water which seeped into the tunnels, eating rats, mushrooms, and their dead co-workers. They worked from within to get out, confident that on the other side, others were trying to help them. Well, maybe not that confident, since the mining company was not known for its compassion.

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