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Brief Summary From 'Cape Coast Castle'
Cape Coast Castle was a horrible place. An example is that the cells that they had to stay in where dark and smelled of waste and slime. In addition, the slaves received almost no food or water and were always starving and thirsty. One last example was that they lived in fear and there was little to no hope. To conclude, Cape Coast Castle was a dark, smelly, and horrible place and held the suffering of many different slaves.

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