00:00They made a long ditch inside the Civil War prison.
00:03And if you stepped past it, the guards would shoot you.
00:07You see, outside the line was shade and water,
00:10close enough for the prisoners to see.
00:12And since they were kept in the blazing sun,
00:14the temptation to cross the line was always there.
00:18But if even just one finger crossed, soldiers shot them dead.
00:22Which is why they called it the Deadline.
00:24Years later, this became a term for due dates.
00:27But when your brain hears it, you still react like it's life or death.
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