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( MAN CRIME AND PENALTY
Horrible Punishment Which the King Will
Mete Ont to Tialtora and Hobale.
PRISONS AND EXECUTION GROUNDS
Jlovr a Supposed Tlilef Wai Hurled Alive
Strangling anil How It la Done Torture -
turo of Wltnciigca and Other
Horrible I'nictlccn.
( CopyrlEhted 1831 by Frank Q. Carpenter. )
Treason IB nowhere so terribly rewarded as
In Cor en. My blood runs cold when I think
of the punishment which will bo meted out
lo those who have rebelled against the king ,
gjiouldi the CJilnoa , become victor
ious and tits majesty's corrupt offi
cials bo allowed to carry out the
laws which now exist. I have told
you how the body of the dead rebel , Kim Ok
Klun , was brought to Corea , how It was cut
Into six pieces , and how the bloody head , the
hands , the feet and the trunk were carried
over the country and hung above the gates of
the cities an a warning to rebels. Not only
this man himself was killed , but hla whole
family and all of his relatives have been
terribly punished. Ills father did all he
could to prevent his boy from rising against
the king ten years ago , and after his rebel
lion ho went Into retirement. Ho wns old
and blind , but alter Kim's death he was
dragged out and his head wat > cut off. The
men of the family , oven of the third and
fourth gonemtlon , wcro executed , and the
women , Including Klin's 17-year-old daugh
ter , were given over to be the slaves or concu
bines of the officials. After this rebellion
the mothers , the wives and the daughters
of all who have taken up arms against the
Xing Mill become the common property of
the government and of the magistrates ol
the provinces In which they live. They will
bo dragged from their homes to be concu
bines nnd slaves. As their beauty wanes
they will bq handed from one high ofnillclnl
to a lower , until they descend to the bottom
tom diygs qf the government service. They
will ha.ve no rights that anybody will be
bcund to rpspect , and their only chance of
happiness will be In death.
AT THE EXECUTION GROUNDS.
I went out , one morning during my elnj-
In Seoul , with a. Corean noble to the execu
tion grounds. They are situated Just out-
Bide ot the west gate of the city , at a point
where the main roads crosilng Corea from
the north to the south meet , and at a. spot
which Is considered the most public place
In the whole hermit kingdom. There la
qulto a city surrounding It , though It Is out-
aide of the walls of the capital ; and a big
business is done by the shopkeepers with
the travelers who cross It on their way
through the country. This west gate Is the
lowest and least honorable or any of the en
trances to the Corean capital. It la through
this that all Collins are carried out of the
city for burial , and It Is by this way thai
criminals must go on their way to execu
tion. The Corean who went with me was
well versed In the laws of the country , and
be showed mo just how tratUrs are execut
ed. They are brought from the prisons In
rude carts drawn by bullocks , and their last
days are tilled with the refinements of tor
ture. The carts have no springs , and the
etroet through which they are carried ls so
full of stones that It compares with the cor
duroy roads of the Hlack swamp cf Ohio.
The criminal la not allowed to stand or sit
in the cart. Ho Is tied to a cross which Is
built up Juit over tb wheels nnd nailed to
the cart. This cross la so high that when
Ma armi are stretched out and tied hla toes
ire atlll six Inches from tha bed ot the cart.
A bUck Is then put beneath them , and this
block Is so short that the tips ot his toes
barely touch It. The road grows rougher as
It ncars the west gate , and from thence to
the execution ground It Is filled with ruts
and great rocks. At the west gate the block
Is knocked out from under the toes of the
prisoner , and he hangs by his arms' and his
neck. The bullck Is then whipped by the
driver , nnd tha cnrt bounces up and down
over the reeky way to ithe execution
grounds , Here the criminal Is taken down
from the cross , lie Is stripped of his clothes
and laid upon his back In the dust of the
road. The executioner Is always a mur
derer , and his weapon Is a sword , which Is
so blunt that It mashes rather than cuts the
head from theshoulders. . There Is one
sword which has been used for years for
this purpose. It Is said , Indeed , to be 600
years old , and It has hashed up thousands
of necks , The worst of the rebels are cut
Into six parts , as was Kim Ok Klun. Men
of less prominence and of less serious of
fenses are simply decapitated. But the
bodies ot all must lie out In the sun for
three days before they can be carried away.
IIO\V THIEVES ARE TREATED.
All sorts of crime * are terribly punished In
Corea. The truth about such matters Is
kt-pt , as far as possible , from the foreigners ,
and you will find little Information about
prisons and punishments In any of the books
on Corea. There Is , In fact , but little pub
lished on the country , and the information
which I give you was only accessible to me
on account of the letters of Introduction
which I carried and the risks which I took
in going right In among the people and
persisting in my questions and In
vestigations , notwithstanding the objec
tions of the officials. I am , I believe , the
first American who has ever visited the
Corean prisons. They are as bad almost as
the hells Into which I looked In some of the
interior cities of China. I can't reconcile
the cruelties I saw with the many noble
qualities which I find among the Coreans.
They are la some ways the most polite and
most refined people. They are lovers of
poetry and flowers. They nre particular as
to etiquette , nnd their souls In most ways
are as refined as ours. Still , these punish
ments are such that they would 1)3 a dis
grace to the most Ignorant and savage na
tions of the African wilds , and I wonder If
after all our humanity Is not civilization
veneer , and whether we- would not ba quite
as bad had we not for generations been
studying how to do better. We are th ?
same Christian people who burned witches
at the stake only a generation or EO ago ,
and our great-great-grandfathers punished
the least 'stealing with death. What was
common In feudalism would be disgraceful
now. Corea Is practically a feudal nation
today , and It Is in fact In the same state
that China was about 400 years back ,
Corean thieves are decapitated for their
crimes. They are only cut Into two pieces ,
however , and the law provides that their
Bodies need not lie on the ! execution grounds
longer than two days before their rela
tives can take them away and bury them ,
The thief , when he Is first take-n , la flogged
by the officers. Ho Is then asked as to
his crime , and after this Is taken
to the house of the judge. The Judge de
mands what he has done with the property ,
and If tiio thief 'replies ' that it has been
BJld and gives the name of the party who
has U. It is confiscated. He Is then taken
to Ja'l and kept there for 100 days. At the
end of this time , the police give him the
option of life or death. If ht > accepts life
he becomes a servant of the Jill for the
rest of his existence ; If death , he Is stran
gled.
gled.QUEER
QUEER METHODS OP STRANGLING.
The strangling Is done In a curious way.
There Is a hole In the door cf the cell Just
largo enough for a piece of rope about the
slio of a clQthes line to pass through. A
noose Js nude at the end ot the rope , and
this noose Is placed ircund the criminal's
neck. The other end of the rope is put
through the hole In the door or the wall ,
and. the police pull at the ropa until they
bring the man's neck and cheat around and
below the hole and until the neck breaks ami
the man Is dead , The question as to whether
a thief be strangled or decapitated depends
upon the nature of the offense. Strangling la
much the more respectable way of dying.
Sometimes this Is brought about by hanging.
The thief's neck and hands ors tied to a post ,
so that his feet arc some distance above the
ground. About his ankles a stout rope is
then fastened and to the end of this a stone ,
several times as heavy as his body , is hung.
Of course , the man dies.
KILLED BY A SHEET-OF PAPER.
Another method of execution Is by suffo
cation , and this , strange to say , Is done with
paper. The man is laid flat upon his back
and a sheet of Corean paper Is spread over
Ills face , This has been soaked In water and
fits over the man's face , being pressed down
BO that it makes a veritable death mask ,
shutting out every bit of air , and the man
dies. Any one who has seen the paper of
Corea will appreciate how easily this form of
execution could be carried out. It Is made
by hand. It Is as thick as a sheet ot blotting
paper and almost as strong as leather. When
moisture Is applied to It It becomes exceed
ingly soft , but does not lose its strength , and
it would make an excellent molding material.
TORTURE OF UNFAITHFUL. POLICEMEN.
I was told of n curious custom as to po
licemen who make false arrests. They arc
terribly punished , and it something similar
was adopted as to our American sheriffs
there would bo fewer mistakes made. Thq
Corean policeman who arrests a man as a
thief when he knows him to be Inn'cent Is
liable to be caught by the man's family , and
his eyes may be burned out by them with
red hot pokers , or Iron chop clicks which
have bjcri heated In the coals. His eyesvhave
not seen truly In arresting the wrong man ,
and It Is thought to be Just that they be put
out. Another way of performing this pun
ishment is by laying the policeman on thg
ground with his face upward. A tube of
bamboo , just about one Inch In thickness
and as long as n lead pencil. Is fitted over
the eye , and the other end of it is pounded
with a mallet until the eyes are squeezed up
Into the bamboo tubes. Such cases an not
common , but a policeman wha Intentionally
arrests an Innocent man is liable to this
treatment.
treatment.A
A FAMILY BURIED ALIVE.
Anvcng the most terrible of Corean crimes
are those against your parents or ancestors.
There la a prison In Seoul that Is devoted
entirely to prisoners who commit crimes
against their parents. If a rich son refuses
to support his father ho can be cent to Jallr
and the boy who strikes his father con be
whipped to death. The parricide Is burned
to death , and It la In Ccrea. much the same
as In China , whcro the killing of one's pa
rents subjects the child to bo sliced Into
thirty-odd pieces or carved up by Inches ,
L. heard of a curious case which happened
this spring In Corea , wh.ch shows the power
of the olllclals and the terrible vengeance
whch they sometimes visit upon those
whom they hate. A certain magistrate had
his ancestral tablets stolen , an offensj
somewhat similar to the steeling ot a man's
grandfather's gravestone In America , but a
really terrible- thing In this superstitious land
of Corea. Shortly after the theft was com
mitted he received a nolle * that If he would
go at a certain time and leave a certain
amount ot money at a certain place the tab
lets would be returned tohim. . lie followed
the directions In the note , but Instead of car
rying a load of copper cash , he filled his bags
with stones and had men In ambush to
watch the thlevea when they came-to get the
money. As the. robbers cnmo forth thcso
men sprang from their hiding places and
attempted to catch them , They did not suc
ceed In tlthcr recognizing or capturing them ,
but one of the thieves dropped his pipe as he
ran. This pipe was shown about to the people ,
until one man said that It looked like that
of a prominent noble. The magistrate at
once arrested the suspected man and charged
him with the robbery. He replied that he
had had nothing to do with It. He was
put to torture. Hla hands were tied behind
him , end ho was hung up by hla elbows ,
while hla feet were whipped. He refused to
confess. The muglttrate became angry , and
he had the man's whole family brought
out and cloned. The man ttlll refuted to
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confess , and he actually burled the man nnd
his family alive. This was such a. horrible
outrage that the people complained of the
matter to the government. The magistrate ,
however , had a friend at court , and through
the Influence ot the prime minister nothing
was done to him.
TOIITUIIE AND THE STOCKS.
The torturing of prisoners to make them
confess Is common In Corea , and It Is won
derful what Inventions of torture nre some
times In use. Think of tying a man's bare
feet to a stake in the ground and burning
his toes with powder. Think of all sorts
of flogging and pinching and cutting , and
you can get some Idea at the powers of a
Corean magistrate. In the prisons you will
find Iron chains , stocks , nnd all sorts of
manacl.'a. These Coreans know how to
whip so that the flesh Is raveled off ot the
bones , and I have a photograph of a man
tied In a chair , with his knees bare , and a
jailer whipping- his bare shins. In one of
the prisons which I visited I saw three men
fastened in stocks. The stocks consisted of a
log of wood about fifteen feet long and at
least a foot In diameter. This had been
split In ' two , nnd holes had been bored
through It just large enough to hold the bare
ankle of a man , Th3 three criminals each
had one foot fastened In this log , and the
jailers , when I appeared with my soldiers
and photographer , tried to move them out
Into the sun so that I might get a good
photograph of them. As they pulled them
along I heard ono of them utter a cry of
pain , and I saw that the features of all were
contorted with agony. It made me sick , and
I desisted. I told the jailers to let the men
be , and that I would not take their pictures.
I took a photograph , however , of one of the
prisoners , who was wearing the Corean
canguo. This Is different from the articles
used In China , and I have never heard it
described , nor read of It anywhere. You will
find no description of It In the books of
travel. I do not suppose that many know of
Its exlstenc ? . The Chinese canguo consists
of a square , framework ol board , In the cen
ter of which a man's head Is fixed , and
which rests upon his shoulders , jutting about
two feet out from his neck on every side.
The Corean cangue Is a plank , often longer
than the man himself , with a hole In one end
ot It , in which the neck can be locked. If
the man -wishes to move about he must hold
up this plank with hla hhnds , ami when he
sits down Us heavy weight' rests upon his
neck. I found It In Hit . 'jails of many ot
the magistrates which I visited In the coun
try districts , and It Is. 1m no means a mild
Instrument of torture. ' "
HORRORS OF PADDLjftG AND SPANK-
INC3.-J
Paddling end flogging ufa the most common
punishment. This prevMli everywherj , and
the ofllclal Is very lowjlhdeed who cannot
order the common man < JuVn to be paddled.
Every magistrate has ha | professional paddlers -
dlers , nnd many olnclals , whin they go about ,
have ofllcers who go ; with them , carrying
these Instruments of tdrtvire. In passing the
front gale of the palace Jiie afternoon I kaw
a number of these kcEoc , as they are called ,
with their paddles beside them. Their
masters had probably gone In to see
the king , and they -were waiting out-
tlde. These paddles are about six feet Vug ,
flve Inches wide and perhapsan Inch thick
In the center , tap.eringdown to n thickness
of perhaps three-eighths of an Inch at the
end. They have small bandies , and they
are made of a white , haM wood , which Is
very flexible and elastic. Theae paddling
keaoa have a regular guild of their own ,
and the business often descends from father
to son. They are wonderfully expert In the
use ot the paddle , and. the officers carry
from two to 100 of themwith * them , accordIng -
Ing to their rank. I had faneor two with me
during a large part of my tour * , but I , of
course , did not uie therai I can't describe
the horrors of this padd.lne. Many ferelgners
have witnessed It , 'but ' Jew have been able
to get a photograph of It. I have taken two ;
ono was ot ono of the chair bearers , whom I
had my keso tie to the' rack to how me
juit how the paddling nas done. He was ,
of course' , not ( truck , but he wa very angry
at being placed In what h > called a compro-
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about the matter after we returned home.
HOW THE PADDLING IS DONE.
The other picture represents the paddling
actually going on. The man Is tied to a
board , which lies on the ground on two small
blocks of wood. His body Is bared from the
waist to his ankles , and he lies upon Ills
belly on the plank. There Is a rope around
his waist which Is fastened through a. hole
In the board , and there are also ropes about
his feet , which bind him BO tightly that he
cannot move. The kcso stands behind him
with his paddle , and the officer looks on to
see that he Is properly whipped. Often a
half-dozen men are paddled at the same
time In this way. If there are no planks
handy , they are laid flat on iho ground on
their faces , and their feet are sometimes
fastened In this position in wooden stocks ,
so that they cannot move. They arc laid
out In rows , and each man has his paddler
beside him. Each paddler's arms arc bare
to the shoulder , and they work In unison.
They have their paddles raised back over
their heads as far as their arms can reach ,
when they are- ready for action , and they
bring them down at ( he cry of the under
olllclals , who , with swords at their Bides ,
stand at the head of the line of half-naked
men. and yell out a sort of a chant , which
sounds something like this : La-hoo-aa-hoo-
oo. The paddle-s are raised at the first la ,
and as the final oo-oo Is uttered they are
brought down with a. crock like a pistol on
the bare skin of the men , and the execution
ers grunt with the exertion. They have a
way of pressing the paddle down on the
quivering flesh , and of pulling It off with a
rub before they raise It.
SANDPAPER TIIR SKIN FROM THE
FLESH ,
The first stroke usually makes a blister ,
and at the close of the second the paddle
is we' with water or blood. As these
executioners drag It off they rub It Into
the sand , pressing It there until the kotos
again cry I.a-Loo-iin-hoo-oo. Then the pad
dles are raised again , and , as they are
brought down this time , they are covered
with eand. They pound the particles Into
the flesh , and as the men drag them off
they take away the skin as though it were
sandpapered , I can give you no conception
of the punishment , and when you remember
that any ofllclal has the right to paddle any
man below him , and almost any one of
prominence can paddle those of lower rank ,
you can get some Idea of the condition of
affairs In this country. I believe the people
ple must be naturally kind or life here
would be a hell to the masses. As It Is ,
sometimes men are killed by paddling. Fifty
blows would surely do it , and the ordinary
dose Is about twelve strokes. Much pad
dling will reduce the flesh lo a jelly , and
even after slight punishment men have to
be lifted up and carried nway. They can
not rise ot themselves. This paddling goes
on in the army , and a general or a colonel
can padJlo a private , and the privates pad
dle the citizens , and BO It goes. There Is
such a thing as bribing the paddlers , BO
that they pretend to kill the man , but
moderate the stroke as It comes down and
only punish him slightly. In fact * , bribery
Is possible from the top to the bottom , of
Corean offlclal life , and there will have to
be an entire reorganization ot the entire
system of government 'hero ' before the pec-
pie can have prosperity or peace. The
king , It must bo remembered , knows but lit
tle of the horrors which KO on under his
govennent. He has bn-n doing the best ho
could for his people , and the rebellion hoa
been against the ofllclala and not against
him.
The Kriiturky llurtroo.
A traveler from the south describes re
cently ono of the oldest and most popular
dlihes In Kentucky , which la known as
"bureoo , " It la an outdoor concoction , and
many massive pots of It are &ald to have
simmered over a hot lire In the open at
political Catherines la Kentucky. The
making of "burgoo" la thus described : In
the bottom of the big pot some red pepper
pods are thrown ; then potatoes , tomatoes
and corn arc added ; then half a dozen
nicely dresed prairie chickens are thrown
Into the pot , and also half a dozen of the
fattest farm yard chickens are added ; then
a couple of dozen soft-shell crabs and three
or four young squirrels arc thrown on the
heap. Enough clear spring water or well
water is poured Into the caldron barely to
float the \arled contents , and then the fire
IB started. It must be allowed to simmer
slowly for six hours , and an old superstition
Is that It must bo stirred with a hickory
Etlck In order to give It the best flavor.
THE EVIL EYE.
A. 11 auk Cusliler'M Optic * Frightened n
Uapnallur.
A young man who Is employed In a big
establishment In this city , says the New
York Tribune , went to the cashier recently
and asked him to put a small sum of money
In the cafe for him , so that he could bo sure
ot knowing that It would not get lost. The
next morning ho appeared before the cashier
looking very nervous.
"Can I have my money back ? " he asked ,
anxiously.
"Certainly , " said the cashier , "If you want
It. It's yours , and yours only. "
The young man took Ills money and went
away looking much relieved.
This Incident , related to an uptown group ,
reminded a man , now a millionaire , of an
early experience in his life.
"When I was young , " he said , "I went out
west looking for gold. I landed finally In a
mining camp In Idaho In pretty bad condition
financially , but here I had a little luck and
began to save , When I had accumulated
gold dust worth a couple of hundred dollars
I tramped down the valley to a mining town
and deposited It in the batik there. Then I
rudt-4 back to my cabin.
"I gGt to thinking that evening , and the
more I thought about It the more I knew
that 1 did not like the look In the eye ot
the chap who had received my money. It
was Impossible for mo to go to sleep , so I
got up somewhere around midnight , dressed
and walked back down , the valley , getting
to the town about 4 o'clock In the morning.
There I sat down on the steps or the bank
to wait developments. I had thoroughly
made up my mind by thU time that there
was not one chance In a thousand of my
ever getting back my money , I did not be
lieve that the man would bo In the bank
when 4t waa opened , lie had taken my
money and fled. But I had brought my re
volver , and I was determined to kick up a
terrible rumpus with somebody about It. I
sat there until a man came along In the
morning and opened the doors. I asked
him for my money , ami he said he couldn't
give It to me : that I would haveto wait for
the teller. That waa just \vliat I had ex
pected. The teller was the man with the
bad eye , and I knew he would not turn up.
" 'All right , ' I eald to the man , 'I'm going
to wait here , and If BO mo one doesn't pro
duce my money pretty quick there Is going
to bo trouble.1
"Well , that man with the bad eye did
appear , much to my surprise. I watched
him enter the bank , go behind the counter
and get ready for business. Then I went
up to him , holding out the slip of paper
which ho had given me as an acknowledge
ment of my deposit.
" 'I want my money , ' I cald , In a tone
that meant business.
"He looked at me. evidently ncognlzlng
me , with a smile on hla face.
" 'Now , ' I said , 'don't try to make ex
cuses. I want my money , and I'm going
to have It. '
"At that ho burat Into laughter.
" 'My son , ' he said , 'you may have It , If
you want It. but there is no need to worry
about It. Bee here,1 and he threw open a
vault door , showing me whole Backs of gold.
"He finally convinced me that my little
$200 waa safe , but that night of worry over
my deposit waa the -worat I vcr spent orer
financial trouble * . "
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Nixon Wntermnn In Chicago Journal.
There nre luisbandH who nre pretty ,
Tliere nre lui.sbamls who nre witty ,
There nru husbands who In public are 03
cmlllnff as the morn.
There are husbands stout nnd healthy ,
There nre famous ones nnd wealthy ,
But the ical nngellc husband , he has never
yet been born.
Some for strength of love nre noted ,
Who are really so devoted
That whene'er from home they wnnder they
are lonesome nnd forlorn.
Ami while now nnd then you'll find one
\Vlio'n u renlly good nnd kind one ,
Yet the real nngellc husband , he has never' '
yet been born.
So the woman who Is mated
To a. man who mny be rated
As "pretty fnlr" should cherish hltn fcrcve.
iintl a day ,
For the real angelic creature ,
Perfect Quite In every feature ,
lie has never been discovered , und he won't
be , so they say.
COLOR AH THE FAJB NORTHS
Intense anil Ilrlllliint Color and Skies of
'nliiR r.ovclliu'11.
Frederick Wllbert Stokes , who was ,
member of tha first. Peary llcllef Expedition ,
Elves a now ldea of the charms of Arctlo
landscapes In * a paper on "Color at the Far
North , " whfch ho has written for the Sep
tember number of-tho Century. Despite the
desolation , he found , from an artistic stand
point , a land of beauty , with seas and skies
of surpassing loveliness. The Intensity and
brilliance of color Impress the beholder as
something supernatural. Ho writes : "Our
sojourn was from the middle ot July ,
through August , and a few day *
of September a period when the polar
latitudes are teeming with animal , Insect
and plant life. Of this brief period only am
I qualified to speak , but from the accounts
given by those who have passed through
the long dreaded night season , the phenom
ena occurring In the heavens are most beau
tiful , The chief peculiarity of color at the
north , so far no my short experience tells
me. Is that there are no semitones , the gen
eral iJTect being either very black or just
the opposite , Intensely brilliant and rich In
color. In fact , a summer's midnight at the
north has all the brilliance of our brightest
noon , with the added Intensity and richness
of our moat vivid sunsets , while noon , when
the eun Is obscured by threatening masses
of storm clouds , Is black. Indeed , It la the
true land ' '
of 'Impressionism.
"I remember one brilliant morning when
the measureless ether overhead , a hue of
exquisite blue , repeated itself In the perfect
mirror of the. sea. Far awuy , on the other
wise clear-cut horizon , a line of pure whit *
Ice shimmered Its light up through a pinkish
yellow stratum of mist , which bathed In deli
cate greenish blue an enormous Iceberg that
strongly resembled an uno.'ent cathedral.
In the afternoon the sky , a threatening
black , overhung a vast- contorted sheet of
whlto and pink , composed ot Ice floe and
colossal bergs looming up above its mass
at Intervals , with deep , black patches of
water , the whole carrying the eye to the
horizon a tapering band cf deep , rich blue
merging Into the sky. In the Immediate
foreground of the lea floe , near the water's
edge , were shallow pools of delicate blues ,
purples and greens.
"Of the wealth of color In flowers , lichen
and moss ; of Its curious riches as manifested
In Insect , shell , and animal life , and of Its
wonderful limning aklll as shown pn the
great Inland Ice , Ice cap , and glider , I have
neither purlieus or pen to write. This now *
world of color awaits the one ttho can tiuly
describe It. In all these color effects at
the north there lies & wIzard-IIko enchant
ment a distinctive uncann ness tint , ba-
ullltk'llke , both attracts and repels. Great
nature's pltllessness broods over It with a
force and penetration posilbly not equaled ,
and surely not surpassed , In any other quar
ter ot our globo. It l a laud ot beautiful
end awisom * drtatai , "