The executioner and the slender neck
The speaker remarks that the executioner is highly skilled, while noting their own neck is very slender, implying risk or fear. The line conveys tension and a grim outlook about an impending act.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1990
Page
16
The speaker remarks that the executioner is highly skilled, while noting their own neck is very slender, implying risk or fear. The line conveys tension and a grim outlook about an impending act.
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