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...ually heated. The tool was used popularly in Bavaria in 1599, and in parts of Germany and France until the nineteenth century. ...their own miscarriage, adultery, heresy, blasphemy, those who were accused of being witches, and for other crimes. It has also previously been used in in

...ut whose purpose was to scare the interrogated person into compliance. The torture chamber was specifically designed to evoke [[fear]] in the [[victim]]s. ...s, or reconstructions of these, can today be visited by the public as part of a [[museum]].

...nserted into an unfortunate woman's pussy (or into the assholes and mouths of men and women alike) and slowly expanded to enormous size by turning the bu : The choke pear was an iron torture instrument shaped like a pear, which was inserted in the victim's mouth. Up

...tution]]. They were technical devices that formed part of the wider method of [[law enforcement]] through social humiliation. A common alternative was a ...rs into which the victim could be tied and exposed at her door or the site of her offense. Some were on wheels like a '''tumbrel''' that could be dragged

{{Header|History of magic 01/25}} ...rate science from magic based on repeatable observation. Despite this loss of prestige, magic has continued in its traditional role and among modern occu