• @[email protected]
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    17 days 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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      1318 days ago

      The ceremonial aspect really does give it a creepy vibe.

      • @DogWater
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        1218 days 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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        417 days ago

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