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It was so wonderfully made that no one noticed the secret door that hid the Greek
soldiers inside.
No one noticed, as well, the captured Greek smiling as the Trojan soldiers got
drunk. He was a spy, after all. All around him, the citizens and soldiers of Troy drank
and sang late into the night. When they had all fallen asleep, the Greek spy quietly
approached the horse and opened the hidden door in its belly.
The Greek soldiers climbed out. They approached the drunken guards half-asleep
by the city gates, quickly overpowered them, and pushed the gates open.
The Greek ships had only pretended to sail away and had returned with the Greek
army during the night. Greek soldiers poured through the gates and lit fires all over the
city.
"Fire! Fire!" the Trojans shouted, waking in surprise. "No!" they cried when they
realized it was a surprise attack. Some ran away.
Some fought bravely, but it was too late.
The Greeks had finally conquered Troy.
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