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They receive food and water regularly, and handwritten messages from their families and friends via a tube that carries pods known as "palomas," or pigeons.
As rescue nears, trapped Chilean miners prepare to deal with media spotlight 2010
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They receive food and water regularly, and handwritten messages from their families and friends via a tube that carries pods known as "palomas," or pigeons.
As rescue nears, trapped Chilean miners prepare to deal with media spotlight 2010
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They receive food and water regularly, and handwritten messages from their families and friends via a tube that carries pods known as "palomas," or pigeons.
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The lubricant makes it easier to pass supplies through capsules nicknamed "palomas,"
ajc.com - News MAURICIO CUEVAS 2010
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The lubricant makes it easier to pass supplies through capsules nicknamed "palomas,"
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Using a long hose, they coated the walls with a metallic gel to decrease the risk of more rock falls in the unstable mine and make it easier to pass material in capsules nicknamed "palomas," or doves.
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Using a long hose, they coated the walls with a metallic gel to decrease the risk of more rock falls in the unstable mine and make it easier to pass material in capsules nicknamed "palomas," or doves.
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AFP/Getty Images About 40 palomas a day go down to the mine, carrying food and other essentials — and coming back with miners 'letters and dirty laundry.
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Will the palomas – small tubes used to send messages and food – be fast enough to keep the men nourished?
Trapped miners: depression fears mar 'miracle' as Chileans rally around Chile Jonathan Franklin at the San José mine 2010
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Like a fantastically popular soap opera, the audience for this saga grows daily – a new language has entered the national consciousness as words like "sonda" and "palomas" became topics of spirited debate.
Trapped miners: depression fears mar 'miracle' as Chileans rally around Chile Jonathan Franklin at the San José mine 2010
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