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Let the punishment fit the crime... But isn't there crime in punishment?
Whatever the case, beyond the terror and morality of punishment... the execution is a spectacle. Before the curfews started, thousands upon thousands of people used to show up to watch. You recall the revelries, the rope, the eagerness and great expectations. No recordings, because there's nothing else quite like being down there to watch.
If one does not know what she's looking for in the City, she can go her entire life without finding it. It only takes you a minute to find the gallows.
>At first, you think it's another illegal lynch mob. But the thing on the gallows is no more man than an effigy. A protest? Nothing's there but a mannequin. The chessboard man is sobbing in mortal terror as he works the rope. (THE FEAR)
>So their friend is a cop killer. Next to the still line of black coat policemen is the still kicking, elongated form of an Officer. The chessboard man is screaming to the frenzied mob. (THE HUNGER)
>You inhale sharply at the sight. There's nothing more terrifying than seeing yourself about to die. (THE MADNESS)
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