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verb
Patzte der Scharfrichter, schlug er daneben oder richtete er in der Aufregung ein Massaker an den Verurteilten an, hing er schnell am nächsten Baum.
If the executioner slipped up, if his blow missed the target, or if, in the excitement, he simply slaughtered the condemned men, he could be quickly strung up on the nearest tree.
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