Wires drawn tightly around the fingers until they become   one solid mass separated again by wedges others sawn   in half bound to the framework with thin cords wrapped   three times around the limbs poles inserted between the   boards gradually turned lines enter the skin   slowly drawing the arms together while coughing up   blood both shoulders dislocated removed while the bones   are reset ribs and sternum fractured losing consciousness   bleeding profusely from the amputation of limbs