Erwin's visit to Devil's Island.
"Getting on Devil's Island was an amazing experience. No civilians had been on the island for decades. The buildings were surprisingly well presereved. Stepping inside the little prison built for Alfred Dreyfus was surreal, looking through the iron bars of his prison window bars was poignant. I managed to climb up to the point from where Papillon, Henri Charrier, said in his book that he jumped to freedom. It was unforgettable."
Erwin James
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