Check out a booth that appears to sell lottery tickets

You walk over to a booth that has a big bowl of glass next to it, and a young blond man who occasionally reaches into the bowl and presents a piece of paper to the guests. As you get closer, you notice that taking part in this lottery or whatever it is, seems to be quite expensive. Guests are paying big heaps of coins to the blond man.

"And here we have another buyer!", shouts the man, shakes hands with a guest dressed in an expensive three-piece suit. "Come over here, dear Sir, and let's see what fate will offer you." The blond man once more reaches into the bowl, wich has a bunch of papers inside, reaches for one without looking and hands it over to the guest. "You can read it out loud or keep it as a secret if you want", explains the blond man. The guest unfolds the paper, studies the content, grins, and pockets it.

It takes you a few more of these deals, before you have understood the concept: The papers in the bowl all contain the name of women. Women who have sold themselves to this lottery, in exchange for 2000 coins, to get through the gate to the other side and to the inner rooms. Other guests can buy a ticket and thus earn the right to "play" with these women in the "Wooden room", whatever that is. With that knowledge, you stare at the bowl of glass with different eyes: There are quite a lot of papers in there. You wouldn't have expected that so many women agree to this kind of... trade. There seem to be a few rule in place on what the buyer can actually do with that woman, but still... Staring at the scenery, you ponder your options.