Sudds was suffering from liver disease; he sank beneath the severity of his punishment, and in a few days he died — while Thompson, about the same time, became insane.

萨兹患有肝病，在如此严厉的刑罚面前倒下，不几天就死去了；而汤普森也几乎在同一时间成了一个精神错乱者。

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The severity of the punishment has left the struggling singers in shock.

处罚之重令尚在奋斗中的歌手震惊。

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Koshiishi has reportedly been counseling restraint in the severity of punishment for the apostates.

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