stackyFACTSTo get freshly chopped wood downstream, burly men would simply toss thousands of logs into the water and hop on top. Armed with giant spiked poles, they nervously sprinted across rolling, highly unpredictable timber, trying desperately not to fall into the crushing jam.
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