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“ W H E N Y O U R W E A P O N S A R E

D U L L E D , Y O U R A R D O R D A M P EN E D ,

Y O U R S TR E N G TH E X H A U S TE D

A N D Y O U R T R E A S U R E S P E N T ,

OT H E R C H I E F T A I N S W I L L S P R I N G

U P T O T A K E A D V A N T A G E O F Y O U R

E X T R E M I T Y . T H E N N O M A N ,

H O W E V E R W I S E , W I L L B E A B L E T O

A V E R T T H E C O N S E Q U E N C E S T H A T

M U S T E N SUE . ”

S UN T Z E , T H E A R T O F W A R 「夫鈍兵挫銳，屈力殫貨，
則諸侯乘其弊而起，雖有智

者，不能善其後矣」

孫武，《孫子兵法》

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