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I knew that an unpleasant death of some sort was connected with this practice, but only now, recalling some casual remarks heard earlier, having to do with festivity and illumination, and recalling a glimpse of unusual objects, like cylindrical bundles, lining both sides of the avenue to the main gate of the palace, did the full import of the matter strike me. - (Rebels of Gor, Chapter 25, Sentence #85)

"No," said Lord Yamada, "please remain". I returned to my seat. I had heard that Haruki, with several others, was to wear the straw jacket. I knew that an unpleasant death of some sort was connected with this practice, but only now, recalling some casual remarks heard earlier, having to do with festivity and illumination, and recalling a glimpse of unusual objects, like cylindrical bundles, lining both sides of the avenue to the main gate of the palace, did the full import of the matter strike me. I was familiar, of course, with the bulky, coarse raincoats of straw commonly worn by the peasants in inclement weather. Surely I had seen dozens of them. I now understood these allusions. - (Rebels of Gor)