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In this way, one applies one's resources in a measured manner, conserving them as much as possible and maximizing their effectiveness. - (Mariners of Gor, Chapter 22, Sentence #297)

On the other hand, it was easy to read the movements before us, to see the torchlight on helmets and weapons, to hear, drawing closer, the rustle of steel, leather, and accouterments. "Be prepared to obey!" called Cabot. I thought the enemy before us, on the whole, had been directed rationally, its forces distributed intelligently, and applied judiciously, in such a way as not to crowd its attacks, or impede its own movements. In this way, one applies one's resources in a measured manner, conserving them as much as possible and maximizing their effectiveness. Similarly, timing the engagements of elements is important. On the other hand, I had the sense that the commander of the opposing forces had now come to the end of his patience, such as it might have been, and, contemptuous of care and delay, finished with military sobriety, and conscious of his numbers, intended to conclude matters with one crude, costly, irresistible, massive blow. Men began to run toward us, some falling, stumbling, pushed from behind, jostled, some weapons down, some not lowered. - (Mariners of Gor)