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Electricity will now pass through your body. May God have mercy on your soul. Roll on two.
— Prison Gaurd
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An editorial interpretation.
A prison guard announces an execution proceeding with chillingly procedural language, invoking mercy just before delivering fatal punishment. The clinical phrasing exposes how routine and detached institutional violence can sound, treating a person's death as another step in scheduled protocol.
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