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Let \(R_ m\) be a ring domain in \(\mathbb{R}^ n\) \((n\geq 3)\) bounded by the unit sphere \(S^{n-1}\) and the \(m\) curves \(C_ k\) joining the point \(p_ k=\{p_ k,{\pi\over 2}, {\pi\over 2},\dots,{{2k\pi}\over m}\) (\(k=1,\dots,m\)) and the infinity, where \((\rho,\theta_ 1,\dots,\theta_{n-1})\) are the polar coordinates, \(\rho>0\), \(0<\theta_ j\leq\pi\) (\(j=1,\dots,n-2\)), \(0<\theta_{n-1}\leq 2\pi\). Let \(R_ m^*\) be bounded by \(S^{n-1}\) and the \(m\) rays \(C_ k^*=\{(\rho,{\pi\over 2}, {\pi\over 2},\dots,{{2k\pi}\over m})\), \(\rho\geq \rho_ k\}\). The ring \(R_ m^*\) is called the straightening symmetrization of the ring \(R_ m\). The author proves \(\mod R_ m\leq\mod R_ m^*\). Let \(R_ m(r)\), \(0<r<1\), be the unit ball \(B^ n\) omit the \(m\) segments \(\gamma_ k(r)=\{(\rho,{\pi\over 2},{\pi\over 2},\dots,{{2k\pi}\over m})\), \(\rho\leq r\}\). Call \(R_ m(r)\) the \(m\)-fold symmetric Grötzsch ring. In terms of the conformal modulus of \(R_ m(r)\), the author obtains a distortion theorem for the class of quasiconformal mappings \(f: B^ n\to B^ n\), \(f(0)=0\), which is an analogue of a theorem of \textit{He Chengqi} [Sci. Sin., Ser. A 27, No. 3, 225-232 (1984; Zbl 0546.30016)] for the case \(n=2\).