"Leontius "Leontius," he writes, "was proceeding from the Piraeus outside the north wall when he perceived corpses lying near the public executioner.

柏拉图写到，从皮里亚斯,走出北侧墙外,他感受到尸体,躺在刽子手的周围。

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Several times at public executions in 1698 and 1699, he brushed the executioner away, grabbed the axe and did the dirty work himself, chopping off a head or two.

在1698年和1699年的数次公开行刑里,他轰走了刽子手,抄起斧子亲自动手,手刃了几个囚犯

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Kevorkian compared his situation to that of an executioner, arguing that the executioner also doesn't intend to kill, but has a job to do a job that society sanctions.

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When the executioner lifted her severed head, it fell away from his hand and he was left holding the auburn wig she had chosen to wear.

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The executioner must have arrived a good ten minutes ago, and he, Atiq, is still dawdling in the streets.

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