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they stack blocks of wood on u and continue to add more until u confess.

That only occurred in a single case: Giles Corey's. The reason some people confessed was the mercy showed to confessors. Ie, they were granted forgiveness and imprisoned for however long instead of excuted. Those who did not confess felt it better to die for telling the truth than live because they lied.

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