HARDEST. 175 days in the reformatory and 175 lashes on bare back and ass. That is Artur’s harsh sentence. He is immediately shackled to the punishment room wall and before he can catch his breath, the guard is swinging his whips with cold abandon. As he expertly goes about the court’s business of creating delicious physical pain, the guard remains steady, methodical, hard and getting harder. The strokes slash into Artur’s back and ass, bringing every screaming nerve end to vivid life. And more is coming.