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The Awful Confession

Season 1, Ep. 22

In 1830 five convicts escaped from the brutal penal settlement of Sarah Island, in Macquarie Harbour. Only two made it back to civilisation. And they both made an awful confession about what happened to the other three men.


Music featured was Lightless Dawn, Spacial Harvest and Gathering Darkness, by Kevin MacLeod. All can be found at https://incompetech.com


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