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“The guard tower seen in this image marked the corner of the Robben Island prison
compound. It was the point at which the dirt road from the stone quarry met the boundary
patrol road. We worked the quarries for thirteen years as part of our “hard labour”
sentence. It was hard work, but we did not mind, as it meant we could leave the prison
compound and have the “freedom” to walk and talk together on the long road to the
quarry. These were invigorating times.We would feel the wind in our faces, see the birds flying in freedom and smel the
eucalyptus blossoms. I remember seeing gemsbok and springboks grazing in the plains...”
NELSON MANDELA Mandela’s Walk Hand Signed Lithograph Edition: 350
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