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| - A typical work camp outside the Ring of Isengard was comprised of a series of tents or wooden structures, depending on the particular camp’s intended longevity. Mining camps, for example, usually remained viable for longer periods of time, and were therefore constructed to last for several months or more. Tents, used for the shorter-term logging encampments, were made of thick, grey canvas supported by poles cut from the surrounding woods or brought to the site by the workers. Wooden structures were shabbily built, mortarless cabins with dirt floors. They were usually erected without peg or nail to facilitate tear down, after which the materials could be dragged across the Vale by horses or Orcs, and then reassembled in a new location. Most tents and buildings served as housing and storage
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| - A typical work camp outside the Ring of Isengard was comprised of a series of tents or wooden structures, depending on the particular camp’s intended longevity. Mining camps, for example, usually remained viable for longer periods of time, and were therefore constructed to last for several months or more. Tents, used for the shorter-term logging encampments, were made of thick, grey canvas supported by poles cut from the surrounding woods or brought to the site by the workers. Wooden structures were shabbily built, mortarless cabins with dirt floors. They were usually erected without peg or nail to facilitate tear down, after which the materials could be dragged across the Vale by horses or Orcs, and then reassembled in a new location. Most tents and buildings served as housing and storage, though some also functioned as smithies and tool-repair workshops, stables, and guard posts. The number of workers manning these camps ranged from ten to fifty, depending upon its assigned task. Long-term details working far from Isengard also retained a transport team responsible for hauling the camp’s yield to Orthanc, and returning with replacement supplies and fresh workers. The camps operated primarily during the night time hours, although workers might be forced to work through the daylight hours when Saruman’s projects required more materials.
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