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Through the west wall of the fort a door was cut,Tony Rocha Jersey, leading from the stockade into the corral,Juventus Børn Fodboldtrøjer, permitting people to go through and get horses without going outside the fort and opening the main gate of the corral. This door was wide and arched at the toGoogle Links:
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