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As Farquhar is being discarded off the bridge the rope breaks and Farquhar falls into the water. Farquhar was on the wood as he was about to be dropped and he saw a piece of driftwood and before he was about to be dropped he could float along with the driftwood If he could get the rope off his neck. The soldiers move from the board and Farquhar is dropped as soon as the rope starts to tighten it snaps. Farquhar falls into the water as he’s underwater he takes off the rope tied around his neck, then the hand ties and has been under water and was running out of breath. Farquhar was coming up for air and the soldiers open fire and Farquhar was swimming downstream. Farquhar was standing on the edge and looks

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