Her time had come.
She rose, put on black stockings, high heels, and a fur-lined velvet cape.
"I'm ready," she announced.
The guards took her to the outskirts of Paris. Twelve French officers armed with rifles awaited her.
She was led into a field and placed against a wooden post.
Offered a white cloth to wear as a blindfold, she refused, objecting, 'Should I wear that rag?'
She stared unhesitatingly at the firing squad as a priest, nuns, and her lawyer backed away.
The officers fired a volley of shots, ending the life of the most famous spy of the 20th century.
On October 15, 1917, at the age of 41, Mata Hari was executed
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