It's a basic tenet of military science. No stronghold can be taken if a mule laden with gold bars can leave it unobserved. (Tom Holt)

It's a basic tenet of military science. No stronghold can be taken if a mule laden with gold bars can leave it unobserved.

Tom Holt

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