ination camp. Thereafter cattle cars brought in ship loads of Jews monthly. They
             were brought from all over in these filthy cars, going for days without food, water, or
             washing facilities. Many times these cars were so crowded that people were simply
             crushed to death. During the first few months of operation, Auschwitz simply housed the
             Jews because an effective method for mass extermination had not yet been found. They
             performed many experiments on the prisoners to find a gas that was cheap and quickly
             effective. Also, they had not yet begun cremating the bodies so they had prisoners dig
             huge trenches 15 ft. wide, 15 ft. deep, and 150 yds. long to bury them. These massive
             holes would be filled within days. However, during the summer, the bodies bloated and
             rotted and a disgusting purplish liquid began seeping up from these graves, smelling of bile
             and rotting flesh. Nearby fish farmers complained that their fish were dying from pollution
             caused by the rotting bodies. Some other way to deal with the prisoners had to be found,
             especially since their numbers were increasing with every arrival. The Nazis then
             discovered Zyklon B. It was a very effective killing gas. Since they were then able to kill
             more efficiently, they had to find a more efficient means of disposing of the bodies. Soon,
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