Three Days on the River Barges

Living and working on the slow freight that still moves along the water. This is placeholder text written to test how articles look on Eastern Remarks. It will be replaced with real reporting before launch.

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For three days we travelled downriver with a crew of four, sleeping in a cabin barely wider than a bunk bed. This is placeholder text for the long-read and photo-essay layouts.

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The second half of the journey brought fog, a lock that would not open, and a long night waiting at the border. The gallery below shows the crew at work.

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