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====El Umbral====

This is the system of execution in the cregans where a spectacle is required, or the victim is high ranking. It involves a horizontal pole placed over a long drop. If there is no suitable drop, a tower is built called ''La Torre del Abismo'' (The tower of the Abyss). Often there is an internal drop for private punishment, and an external one.

The official name is ''La Prueba del Aire'' (The Test of the Air), highlighting the exposure and the empty space below. The unofficial and more common name is ''El Umbral'' (The Threshold), suggesting the very edge between life and death.

The length of the sentence takes into account the strength of the victim, so women would have shorter sentences than men and is rarely too long which might result in the victim simply jumping immediately rather than attempt to hang. However, occasionally the sentence is abnormally long or short if the Priestess wishes the person to live or die regardless of the crime.

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