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Every part of the moving loop would be, in its turn, seen and then unseen, and then seen again, over and over, for, as some marchers were seen, other marchers would be circling back through a concealed ditch. - (Avengers of Gor, Chapter 35, Sentence #24)

The tactic mentioned was, in essence, simple, like surprise, diversion, screening, posting agents and spies, cutting lines of communication and supply, planting false information, and such, but was in execution subtle. In this case, visually, there is little difference between seeing one hundred soldiers and seeing one soldier a hundred times. I had had our some two hundred and fifty men, march in a closed loop, visible only at a certain point, as between two cliffs, or, in our case, between two hills. Every part of the moving loop would be, in its turn, seen and then unseen, and then seen again, over and over, for, as some marchers were seen, other marchers would be circling back through a concealed ditch. In this way, one receives the impression of a continuous, unbroken column of men. After the success of this tactic, I had had the ditch refilled, lest its existence excite curiosity, and seem to call for an explanation. "Our spies in Sybaris," said Sakim, "report widescale defection amongst the corsairs. - (Avengers of Gor)