• @[email protected]
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      1 month ago

      I’m morbidly fascinated by the little details. He fully undressed and placed his clothes in a pile, and with toes rigidly pointed is going to town on the hole in the rock while a line of people look on waiting for their turn.

      I’m thinking it wasn’t just a matter of time, actually.

      • @_stranger_
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        131 month ago

        The ceremonial aspect really does give it a creepy vibe.

        • @DogWater
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          121 month ago

          I think, since they were next in line to try to remove the sword, that it was spur of the moment when they guy in front of him successfully pulled it out

        • @AnUnusualRelic
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          41 month ago

          People took those things seriously back then. I shudder at the thought of what it would look like nowadays.

    • Flying Squid
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      21 month ago

      And you know they aren’t washing it out each time…