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THE ORDER OF PROCEDURE AT THE TORTURE OF THOSE UNDER ACCUSATION
"The examination under torture of those accused of crime shall take place in a specially reserved spot termed Sasténok, surrounded by fences and covered with a roof. The judges shall be present at the proceedings with a secretary, and a clerk shall register the words of him undergoing torture.