"The skillful tactician may be likened to…" — Sun Tzu

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巧みな戦術家は、帥蛇に例えることができます。帥蛇とは、長山に生息する蛇のことです。その頭を攻撃すれば尾によって攻撃され、尾を攻撃すれば頭によって攻撃されます。

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