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"Centeng Kasman: Killed by His Own People" is a poignant and haunting narrative set in colonial Batavia, unraveling the rise and fall of Kasman, a lowly native enforcer who betrayed his people to serve the Dutch East India Company (VOC). Feared and despised, Kasman wields his whip as a tool of oppression, embodying the misplaced power granted by his colonial masters. Yet, as the VOC collapses and the Dutch retreat, Kasman is left vulnerable to the wrath of those he once terrorized. The story vividly portrays themes of betrayal, power, and poetic justice, culminating in a brutal and inevitable reckoning.